In the United States, our government is made up of people with different political ideologies and assertions. Our association with certain political parties is an example of our differences. Republicans and Democrats throughout history have represented the interests of their supporters rightfully. Conservatives have contrasting views upon the economy, social issues, and international policy. Liberals uphold democracy to its highest standards and support an equal political community. This is in no way to downgrade republican views and efforts to make America a better nation. It is our differences and actions that cause a polarization in our political climate that has affected millions of Americans throughout history. Author Nancy MacLean attacks
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She talks about Davis v. County School Board of Prince Edward County, which proceeded the historic lawsuit of Brown v. Board of Education. It was Barbara Rose who was a student at one of the many impoverished high schools in Virginia that lead a strike against the board of education in her county. She had enough with the education system that was manipulated by white leaders in the government. The school she attended did not have the proper environment in order for black students to succeed. Nancy MacLean provides a portrait of this by explaining how the students had to deal with, “leaky roofs, wooden stoves, rickety furnishing, and cast-off textbooks from white schools”(pg. 13). Meanwhile, white schools had the privilege of having a cleaner environment for the students to succeed educationally. Many today would wonder why this would be the case. MacLean explains how the black community was not respected by the governing rule, and seen as a minority. The whites would have greater influence in the government because they had higher incomes and paid their taxes. In Virginia at the time, “the poll tax had proven an effective way to keep (impoverished black families) from influencing policy”(MacLean pg. 14). This took away any possibility of minorities trying to get the funding they needed for their schools, but it motivated them even
She talks about Davis v. County School Board of Prince Edward County, which proceeded the historic lawsuit of Brown v. Board of Education. It was Barbara Rose who was a student at one of the many impoverished high schools in Virginia that lead a strike against the board of education in her county. She had enough with the education system that was manipulated by white leaders in the government. The school she attended did not have the proper environment in order for black students to succeed. Nancy MacLean provides a portrait of this by explaining how the students had to deal with, “leaky roofs, wooden stoves, rickety furnishing, and cast-off textbooks from white schools”(pg. 13). Meanwhile, white schools had the privilege of having a cleaner environment for the students to succeed educationally. Many today would wonder why this would be the case. MacLean explains how the black community was not respected by the governing rule, and seen as a minority. The whites would have greater influence in the government because they had higher incomes and paid their taxes. In Virginia at the time, “the poll tax had proven an effective way to keep (impoverished black families) from influencing policy”(MacLean pg. 14). This took away any possibility of minorities trying to get the funding they needed for their schools, but it motivated them even