hai luv, I learned that the coma is behind the starting thing. Sorry, that's not the best explanation but this is what I found is correct. "Back in those days, white people and colored people were separated for everything they did in life and were treated differently because of the color of their skin."
A person who believes in divine rights of king would mostly consider Kings as having paramount powers over citizens. So they would believe Kings to take all the decisions on people's lives.