Desegregation Came, But Poor Quality Education For Black Children Remains

 

By Giovanni Zaburoni

It’s been six decades since the Brown v. Board of Education decision changed the landscape of public schools across the country. Black children faced hostile crowds, hostile teachers, and hostile students as they integrated schools nationwide in the hopes of receiving a better education and a change in how the public at large viewed Black people. White supremacy during that time was seen as a moral good, not an evil that suppressed many of America’s citizens. So much work, blood, sweat, and tears went into desegregating the school system in the late 50’s and during the Civil Rights Movement in the 60’s but how much of it has really paid off?

 

Neighborhoods and school systems across the country remain as segregated as ever so the question remains, did Black leaders of the past focus more on creating quality schools for Black children, or did they do the right thing by forcing white schools to accept Black students? Much like today, Black schools got very little funding while white schools received much more. If Black students attended white schools, some thought they would receive a better education. Many saw desegregation as a way for Black people to eventually move up the economic ladder because people hire who they know.  But there were many pitfalls as well.  

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Source: Your Black World News