The 1950’s was an eye-opening experience for many black Americans. “For example, in 1954, in the landmark Brown v. Board of Education case, the Supreme Court declared that “separate educational facilities” for black children were “inherently unequal.”(History.com Staff) This not only affected black families but also white families. For white families, they did not want to accept Brown’s ruling and were unyielding to accepting black families. “They withdrew their children from public schools and enrolled them in all-white “segregation academies,” and they used violence and intimidation to prevent blacks from asserting their rights” (American Anthropological Association, 2007). The families that suffered the most in the 1950’s are black families because of the cruelty from white America
The 1950’s was an eye-opening experience for many black Americans. “For example, in 1954, in the landmark Brown v. Board of Education case, the Supreme Court declared that “separate educational facilities” for black children were “inherently unequal.”(History.com Staff) This not only affected black families but also white families. For white families, they did not want to accept Brown’s ruling and were unyielding to accepting black families. “They withdrew their children from public schools and enrolled them in all-white “segregation academies,” and they used violence and intimidation to prevent blacks from asserting their rights” (American Anthropological Association, 2007). The families that suffered the most in the 1950’s are black families because of the cruelty from white America