Integration Anniversary
September 1957 was the first time that Elizabeth Eckford joined what use to be an all white school in Little Rock. Though as you can she wasn’t very welcomed she was taunted and followed by an angry mob almost everywhere that she went. There were hundreds of young military people because there were so many riots from anti-integration supporters and yes things did get violent.
In 1958 Elizabeth Eckford moved to St. Louis where she achieved the necessary qualifications to study for a B.A. in history. After graduating she became the first African American in St. Louis to work in a bank in a non-janitorial position.I’m going to look for other picture somewhere about a African American girl who only stayed 3 days in school because she couldn’t stand the bullying. I going to TRY to find it.
The video is really disturbing because you see young teenagers from the 1950s being interviewed and saying that they don’t want black people in their school, holding protest and saying things like ‘those colored people should get out of the way’.
The people being interviewed is a military personnel (then 17) and a former student of Little Rock.
Don’t say things are much better now because you know they aren’t.
I didn’t talked about the conversation because there are a few things that we couldn’t finished. And I don’t want to give wrong informations.
You don’t have to be African American to be hated. Unfortunately there are countries where is enough that you are a bilingual person and they will be a pain in the ass.
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i felt pretty good getting 68. my mom was a bit mad though, thought i could do better, but aren’t all moms
anywho, i totally support that girl who went to that all white school. she was brave and had the guts.
it’s said how people can be so racist.
Things ARE much better than that now! I know there’s still racism around, but it’s NOTHING like that! I can safely say it’s not a huge issue in Britain.
I studied the Black Civil Rights movement when I was in high school and it’s fascinating. Those people who were photographed heckling black people - especially the girl behind her in that photo - must (hopefully) be so ashamed of themselves now for their sick behaviour. There was a guy on TV last week who got sent to jail in the US for murdering a black man in the 50s. I don’t know if he was from the KKK or not, but he finally got his just desserts. Arsehole.
Things aren’t much better now. Racism is a hell of a thing which I don’t understand why there is such a thing. I mean we’re all humans, we’re similar in many ways but it’s just we have different appearance. Even back then the blacks were the slaves while the white was in charge of them. Well today, the situation isn’t that bad but there is still the problem of the blacks being treated unequally. Most of them have lower class jobs or are considered to be at the bottom of the ethnicies. Anyways I don’t want to make this a long post. But what you say totally make sense.
It is true that things are not much better now. Racism is still present in so many places even in our schools. It may not always come in forms of skin colour but by gender or age instead. No country is ever free of racism which is said because literally we are all the same inside. It should not matter what our skin colour is, we don’t judge apples by their own colour but what they taste like instead. That was not the greatest metaphor but still…
You must have been pretty embarrassed after screaming aloud in the library :P. It is always fun to have someone break the silence in a public area!
Things are much better than that in most places! Really, that is not something you still see every day. I’m not saying that racism isn’t alive and well, but it’s no longer socially acceptable to be a racist, (well, except maybe parts of the south? ugh!)
Wow, that’s horrible. Ughh. But I have to disagree with you when you say things aren’t much better now. They are. Things are much better. Sure, there are still some people who are racist but at least things are better than they used to be.
I hope those people look back on their actions and words and feel embarrassed and ashamed. It’s sad that it was really like that back then. I’m so glad we’ve come a long way from it. Although it’ll never be completely gone. ;______;
We just finished this topic in my class last week actually. I applaud Ms. Eckford for her courage to go through that situation. It is very unfortunate and disturbing to know that all forms of racism is still prevalent today. I do think that things HAVE gotten better but we still have a long way to go.
I’d like to agree to what Kallie said.Things are much better now.I’m living in Germany right now.German people are friendlier than it used to be.
btw exene, just tagged you I hope you’ll participate! tc!
I absolutely hate racism. It’s horrible and disgusting. =(
Poor girl.
That is really, really sad. It’s just so… WRONG. Personally, I think the situation is a lot better now, although similar activities still happen, albeit discreet. At least the blacks won’t have to suffer public humiliation involving the police. But it’s still really, really bitter.
Yeah, things aren’t 100% better, but they are a LITTLE better. There’s still racism in school, but at least we have the chance to interact with each other.
I don’t think there will ever be a day in which it’s 100%.
I have read a little about that actual case, i think it is horrible things that some of the people said though - racism is terrible and truly pointless
Yeah bizarre huh… and I don’t know if things are better or not over there, we’re not from the same part of the world, but I know I’ve been bulied by immigrants (or New Swedes as we have to call them) jsut because I’m white and look scandinavian, so it’s definately not just one way. Just ask the south africans…
Hey sorry for not commenting you in forever
Racism is stupid. But things are a bit better now, you know? I mean, sure, some people are still racist, but I have yet to see a person of a different race be followed by an angry mob for being in a mainly white school.
Now, if you ask me, things would be better if people stopped calling American citizens “Asian Americans” or “African Americans”; I mean, my ancestors are from Europe, but I’m not called a “European American”, so why do it to Asians and Africans? =/
I think things ARE somewhat better now than they were years ago. People are still racist, but I think there are more people that accept other ethnicities than before. It’s just so stupid that people think they’re better than others just because of where they’re from or the colour of the skin, but the sucky thing is, it exists =/
I hate that people are that way… I will admit, I once in awhile feel I’m predjudicing but I try to stop and have an open mind, they’re people too!
I admire that Elizabeth woman. The things she had to endure just to get some quality education! *claps* *standing ovation*
And yes, I agree with your last statement.
Remember the Virginia Tech massacre? As usual, when it happens that the person who committed the crime isn’t white, people start coming up with racist shit like why are Asians violent and stuff.
It fucking depresses me, how in the 21st century, people still stick to a concept INVENTED by colonizers back in the day of imperialism. Race was only invented as a reason for the Western powers to conquer other countries. So they could convince themselves that other countries needed conquering because we weren’t as smart or as powerful as the Westerners.
It’s sad that people are still afraid of those who don’t look like them. Tsk.
i didn’t watch the video you posted because i really hate studying that type of stuff. i think it’s absolutely terrible - and i know it’s not really as different as we think it is (but i’m going to go against what you told me to do :D), but it’s certainly better than it was back then. racism ran deep and was accepted, but today, at least some people know you’re not supposed to be racist, heh. at any rate, i really still can’t believe how people today still haven’t learned tolerance. it’s disgusting.
oh darn. Is your browser ok now? Ive checked my coding and it seems to be ok. =S
Yeah, this is interesting. I had no idea that this was the date for that.
Yes, we still have a long way to go in regards to racism. But, significant progress has been made. And it’s up to us, African Americans, to make sure there is even more progress.
I am often reluctant to celebrate integration. In reality, it was just the government taking the easy way out. We asked for separate, but EQUAL. It’s not like Black people were eager to be around, often, savage Whites. However, instead of improving Black schools, neighborhoods, facilities… The courts decided to sprinkle a few Black children and families in White areas.
We are still paying the price for this cop out today, with many Black people at an obvious disadvantage.
i think things are a little bit better, nothing drastic, but things are a little bit better. someone stated the other day that racism and discrimination DOES still exist, it IS alive and well, and has not really diminished. it’s just that racism is more covert, instead of overt like it used to be.
I hate racism and I think that things are better right now. Racism was much more violent back then. I admire people like Elizabeth. I would’ve left that school if I were her. She must have felt horrible =(