"For three weeks in September 1957, Little Rock was the focus of a showdown over integration as Gov. Orval Faubus blocked nine black students from enrolling at a high school with about 2,000 white students. Although the U.S. Supreme Court had declared segregated classrooms unconstitutional in 1954 -- and the Little Rock School Board had voted to integrate -- Faubus said he feared violence if the races mixed in a public school." 50 Years After Little Rock, Part One: Retelling, Revisiting and Reliving the Crisis at Central High By: Jackie Jones, BlackAmericaWeb.comSee also, 50 Years After Little Rock, Part Two: Where are They Now? How the Little Rock Nine Have Fared By: Monica Lewis
Virgil believed that the "Negro" children children had the right to go to the same schools as whites, but he didn't like Ike's sending federal troops to our soil. Virg thought he could still remember when the bastards had burned our crops. Virgil was one confused little kid. His lack of knowledge didn't deter him from arguing with whomever had mistaken views. My, how things have changed.
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The sad truth is the fact that
the progress for change continues to snail it's way to equality. Only 24% of the students in Little Rocks school district are white...where are they??? Schools are becoming as segregated today as they were 50 years ago...the LR 9 don't deserve this!
I think that the white families have moved to the suburbs...going to outlying schools and to private schools. I would venture to guess that most of the 24% are either impoverished or in special programs within the LR system. White families are running away from the urban school systems and moving to the burbs. All of this Urban Renewal crap...bringing people back to the city, new condos and bungalows and all...those white folks are either without children, or sending their kids to Private schools. Things are only better as far as education is concerned if you have the money to pay for private schools, or pay for housing in more affluent school districts. Children mimic one another...high achieving students typically help the lower achievers raise their level of proficiency...if all of the high achievers leave the city, who do the lower achieving students have to mimic??
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