All Right To Be Angry Analysis

Jonathan Kozal is angry. He has every right to be angry, and so should we. I remember there was a time in history where there were laws that were in place to make sure Black and White schools remained separate. In 1896 the Supreme Court ruled that Plessy vs Ferguson, segregation of public institutions, was constitutional. After 58 long brutal years of blood, sweat, and tears the Supreme Court overturned this law in the Brown vs the Board of Education case. Tensions were still high and years passed before schools even began to be integrated. It took little courageous children like Ruby Bridges, and students of the little rock nine to spark a change within the southern school systems. The lives of these students were threatened daily. As a result, students of the little rock nine and Ruby Bridges were escorted by members of the National Guard to ensure their …show more content…
Many Predecessors have fought for equal education opportunities for all Americans regardless of the color of their skin. Yet, people of color continue to be oppressed. It’s as if we are still living in the years of Plessy vs Ferguson. Yes, civil rights laws were passed but the same cultural aspects of the Plessy vs Ferguson still exist. There are many schools across the United States were mainly one race is prominent. This is all due to socio economic status. Kozal mentioned that by the age of 5 and 6 children are already labeled by their abilities, better yet by their parent’s Income tax information. This is not fair considering some students’ parents are financially stable. So while a poor student may have never been in the classroom until age 5, many well off students start receiving the best of the best education by age 2. Kozal stressed the importance of leveling the plain field in the education system. So that all students are able to receive the best type of schooling regardless of the amount of money a students’ parents