Segregation In White Schools In The 1950's

African Americans were not welcome in white schools in the 1950’s. The schools were under segregation at the time so black people were not allowed in the same schools as white people. In Melba Beal’s book, she explained to us what she went through as a black student in a white school. She was a leader in the movement against segregation. At this time in history, African Americans didn’t understand what real freedom and justice were. They knew that they were not treated the same way as whites were treated and they tried to make a change to that. They were basically treated like animals and didn’t get the benefits that white people got. An example could be how white people always had the nice restrooms and the black people would have the dump of a restroom. Also, white people had these extravagant schools while black people didn’t have as nice of schools as white people. Melba also tells us how her grandma would stay up all night to be on over watch of the house. African Americans were always in danger, even in their own house. Everyday was a fight for their own life. These ideas of freedom slightly changed when the 9 brave African Americans signed up to attend Central High School the next year. It was a very brave decision, and these …show more content…
Governor Faubus actually called for troops to stand out in front of Central High School so that the black students couldn’t go inside. President Eisenhower was totally against this and the case was taken to court. The case ended in the action of integration. Faubus believed that this was not good for Little Rock because the controversy would take a whole new level due to integration. The Brown vs. Board of education case ruled that separate schools are not equal, so this was a huge positive for the Civil Rights movement. Although there was not much change seen after the case, it was a change in the right