African Americans have been fighting racial discrimination for centuries. However, during the 1950’s, segregation and the struggle against racism not only entered the mainstream of American life but was at an all-time high. In 1954, the Supreme Court ultimately declared that the separate educational facilities for black children were inherently unequal during the significant and table turning Brown v. Board of Education case. The Supreme Court would rule the segregation of public schools unconstitutional. This ruling was the first step to overthrowing the Jim Crow laws. The Brown ruling was resisted by many Southern whites. They would withdraw their children from public schools and enroll them into all-white segregation academies as well as using violence and intimidation to prevent African Americans from asserting their rights.
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), adopted a plan to gradually integrate schools which then led to the infamous Little Rock Nine. The Little Rock Nine were a group of nine African American students who were enrolled into Central High School, a …show more content…
He was the first African American to graduate from Central High and has become very successful. In 1979, Green gave an interview and an account from his perspective on what was supposed to be his first day of school. He found it funny that Governor Faubus continued to argue that the Guards were there to protect them, but he knew better. Green also knew there was going to be an angry mob and had prepared himself mentally for the challenge he was about to face. He didn’t let the mob’s angry words get to him because he had heard majority of the things they were saying his entire life. He and the other seven tried to gain access into the school but the National Guard turned them away coldly. Everything that had happened didn’t hit him until he got home. “It looked a lot more frightening watching it on TV…”
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), adopted a plan to gradually integrate schools which then led to the infamous Little Rock Nine. The Little Rock Nine were a group of nine African American students who were enrolled into Central High School, a …show more content…
He was the first African American to graduate from Central High and has become very successful. In 1979, Green gave an interview and an account from his perspective on what was supposed to be his first day of school. He found it funny that Governor Faubus continued to argue that the Guards were there to protect them, but he knew better. Green also knew there was going to be an angry mob and had prepared himself mentally for the challenge he was about to face. He didn’t let the mob’s angry words get to him because he had heard majority of the things they were saying his entire life. He and the other seven tried to gain access into the school but the National Guard turned them away coldly. Everything that had happened didn’t hit him until he got home. “It looked a lot more frightening watching it on TV…”