simple future tense of walk = will walk
simple past tense of play = played
simple present tense of grew = growing
They told him that blacks would get more rights, but it would be the separate-but-equal right.
The past perfect refers to a time earlier than before now. It is used to make it clear that one event happened before another in the past. It does not matter which event is mentioned first - the tense makes it clear which one happened first.