Unwanted Integration
In the early 1950's, racial segregation in public schools was the standard across America. Although all the schools in a given district were supposed to be equal, most black schools were greatly inferior to their white equal. The Supreme Court's Brown v. Board of Education decision did not put an end to segregation in other public areas, such as restaurants and restrooms, nor did it require integration of public schools by a specific time. It did, however, state the lenient or mandatory segregation that existed in 21 states unconstitutional. It was a giant step towards complete desegregation of public schools. Even partial integration of these schools, however, was still very far away, as would soon become apparent. The United States Constitution promises Freedom and equal opportunity to the people of the United States. Unfortunately, the basic rights that people deserve have not always been shown throughout history to people who are of any other than white race. In the Brown v. Board of Education documents, communication and ne
A newspaper from Atlanta called the Constitution wrote an article titled, The Supreme Court has Given Us Time, and in this article, the writer tries to ease the White Americans by telling them, "The court decision does not mean that Negro and White children will go to school together this fall. The court itself provides a "cooling off" period." The writer of this article was basically telling people that this abrupt decision was not going to be implemented the next day, but that white people had a little bit more time to get used to this idea and that black people still had to wait to send their children to good schools. The schools that black children went to had bad facilities and outdated books. If the United States wanted to rise above the petty problems it had and be the strong nation it was, we had to follow the rules that were made years before. This case was needed directly after the thirteenth, fourteenth and fifteenth amendment were ratified. Brown's case opened the doors to a new way of living that was desperately needed. Although, we had
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