Racism in Jackson in the 1960’s was nothing unusual, especially from the experiences of the black maids in Jackson. Some of the black maids were abused but most were treated poorly. For example, Hilly is trying to get a law passed that is definitely racist, “A bill that requires every white home to have a separate bathroom for the colored help” (page 10). Later in Chapter One, when Aibileen is leaving from Miss Leefolt’s house she spots Miss Leefolt looking around, Aibileen suspects she’s looking for a spot for a separate colored bathroom (page 13). Additionally, adding onto the colored bathroom bill that was proposed and Hilly is trying to sign, when Miss Leefolt realizes that Mae Mobley is being taken to Aibileen’s toilet to potty train
