Answer: Well when King was born the Jim Crow laws were still in effect. So, as a part of them still being in effect, it meant that Dr.King had to follow the laws as well. This meant he had to attend a different school than white people, use different bathrooms than white people, and their racism was a big part of all this. During this time blacks were mistreated and now treated as well as white people. So, he had to grow up around this kind of treatment.