15 percent of the total population. (I learned this in World History Honors)
Answer:
Segregation and voting rights were important during the civil rights area because the african americans were not allowed to vote, or do what the whites were able to do. The reason they were important also was so the whites could keep the world how they wanted it to and they new the african americans were probably going to change segregation and all of that.
Explanation:
I got lost on reading this!!!
