Page 96 - Historical Fiction.pdf

Although, there was still people who wanted integration and young students shattered racial segregation by David Smith, just racially -- [but] ethnically, linguistically," Morris told a

better education for African Americans, there were more ?Brown v Board of Education, the landmark 1954 supreme group of people from England, India, Illinois, Connecticut and
people who wanted court ruling that segregated schools were unconstitutional, elsewhere.?(Little Rock's Central High reflects on 60 years, but
segregation, including, should have meant she and fellow pupils could take their racial chasm persists in district by Eric Besson) Central High?s

George C. Wallace. George places at Central High.? There was a court case that opposed population was successfully integrated and has stayed that
C. Wallace was the governor segregation. The Supreme Court did find segregation way since 1957. The article goes on to describe that Central

of Alabama at that time. He unconstitutional This meant that all segregation should have High School is the second most racially diverse school in
strongly agreed with been abolished, including in schools. However, when the Arkansas. The first being Northside High School.
segregation and wanted Little Rock Nine came, the governor didn?t allow the students

?Segregation now, to integrate. This action received a lot of backlash as the How Segregation Lingers
segregation tomorrow, Elizabeth Eckford calmly walks governor then called for the National Guard to come to the

segregation forever!? into school while other students Central High School as prevent integration. Although the The school system has also not changed that much. Races
shout insults at her. are now integrated, but now they are pushing segregation to
(Alabama Department of National Guardsmen were originally there to prevent
where you come from. They could be sending the lower
Archives and History). This, of course, was very popular with integration, President Dwight Eisenhower ordered for the
income kids to other school and the high income to the other
the people, but only for a while. National Guardsmen to then protect the studentsinstead.
schools. According to ?Little Rock's Central High

reflects on 60 years, but racial chasm persists in
Many yelled at the African American students who were Diverse Schools district? by Eric Besson, Kids who have lower income

walking in. Ernest Green was one of the nine students chosen The school system now is very will often go to the same school with kids who are
to integrate Central High School. He says he was brave but different from what it was in the 1950 experiencing the same issue. These school are found

soon realized the challenges, ?Green described the
and 1960. In little rock Arkansas, the to have lower test scores and are not at a college
experience as ?like going to war every day.? Threatening Central High School, present day.
schools are integrated and, ironically, level or be prepared for that. Segregation still
phone calls came to their homes nightly. Students threw acid there are more blacks than whites in happens today, maybe just not racially. These kids

on them at school.?(Segregation Lingers in U.S. Schools 60 the schools. According to an article called Central High School won?t be prepared for college and most of them are below or
Years After Little Rock) These were events that happened. that based data from the 2016-17 school year, Central high at average for math, science, and reading. This could be a

schools population is approximately 59% Black, 29% White, major problem when getting jobs or applying for college.
"A roar of hat red, and just t hinking and 12% other races including Hispanic, American

about it makes me shake.? --Minnijean Indian/Alaskan Native, and Asian. This shows that the school Will it Last

Brown-Trickey (Former member of t he now has more blacks than whites opposed to only nine The school system in Little Rock, Arkansas has changed. It
students out of the entire school as it was in 1957. This would
Lit t le Rock Nine) went from only having nine black students to having over half
make sense if most of the Black population is concentrated in
the school population being black. Segregation in schools
the South. These roots tie back to slavery and the Civil War.
White students wouldn?t just put gum in their hair or put a because of race or ethnicity is abolished and African

thumbtack in their chair. White students would yell at them, American and White kids play, work, and go to school
Jodi Morris is the daughter of one of the National
and make sure they had the worst experience of their life; together with no judgment. The little Rock Nine helped open
Guardsmen sent to prevent integration to then protecting the
just because of the differences in skin color. our eyes to what integration could be. The school system
students. She researches integration and segregation and
Many people despised segregation, sometimes even white explains, "The school is, to me, very integrated today and not went from segregated to integrated and helped our country
grow and develop, but will it last?
people. According to an article called Little Rock Nine: the day