Racial Segregation In Public Schools
Great proof can be shown that African Americans citizens now have equal rights, but there is also solid evidence proving that African Americans were once held back from having the same rights as white men and women. At one point in time, there was a set of laws passed called the Jim Crow laws. These laws created an extreme enforcement of segregation between blacks and whites. In the United States’ Southern states, racial segregation was enforced until it was fully ended in every state in 1964. The Civil Rights Act, declared segregation wrong. The retraction of segregation led to integration of public schools. Although the Little Rock School Crisis was the initial effort to bringing an end to segregation in public schools, the bravery of the nine students who were willing to risk their lives in this effort proved to be of great value in the attempt at achieving equal rights in America.
Racial segregation was a substantial part of the United States’ history. The United States actually deemed it acceptable to make African Americans use different water fountains in fear of blacks giving white civilians diseases. Racist Americans compelled blacks to …show more content…
The Little Rock schools superintendent told the students’ parents that it would be safer for the students to go to school by themselves. Elizabeth Eckford, one of the integrated black transferees, said when she departed her bus and started making her way towards the school she heard a commotion (Magoon, 2011). What she saw was the work of Orval Faubus, the Little Rock Governor of Arkansas. He had called in the National Guard to “maintain order”, but in reality actually had them to obstruct the entry of the African American students. The superintendent drafted a plan to have all of the kids go into school together, but Elizabeth and Terrance were not informed. Melba knew about where to meet, but could not get through
Racial segregation was a substantial part of the United States’ history. The United States actually deemed it acceptable to make African Americans use different water fountains in fear of blacks giving white civilians diseases. Racist Americans compelled blacks to …show more content…
The Little Rock schools superintendent told the students’ parents that it would be safer for the students to go to school by themselves. Elizabeth Eckford, one of the integrated black transferees, said when she departed her bus and started making her way towards the school she heard a commotion (Magoon, 2011). What she saw was the work of Orval Faubus, the Little Rock Governor of Arkansas. He had called in the National Guard to “maintain order”, but in reality actually had them to obstruct the entry of the African American students. The superintendent drafted a plan to have all of the kids go into school together, but Elizabeth and Terrance were not informed. Melba knew about where to meet, but could not get through