Ruby Bridges Thesis

The controversy issues over the confederate flag has arose quickly in the last couple of years. In this picture there is an African American clinching the Confederate Flag. Over many years the question still remains the same. Does the so called, “Confederate Flag” stand for southern pride? Or, does it stand for segregation and racism as this picture seems portrays?

When one thinks of the civil rights movement, the first thoughts are often of events that took place south of the Mason-Dixon line. Images of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., marches, boycotts, and desegregation instantly pop into one 's head. Though the north was a much more welcoming environment for African Americans, it still had its fair share of inequality to balance . One place this struggle played out was Proviso East High School, located in a suburb of Chicago, Illinois called Maywood.

Although, the Separate-but-Equal doctrine was enforced, African Americans were still receiving less financial support for education. “Black schools had fewer books, worse buildings, and less well paid teachers” (Beginnings of Black Education). “South Carolina spent 3 times more on white-only schools than black-only schools” (Education and Civil Rights). The state also spent 100 times more the amount transporting white children, than the colored for transportation to the facilities. Therefore, blacks were being limited to schools in their area that were underfunded. Some Whites, violently protested black education by burning the schools, and white teachers who came to educate African Americans were beaten (ncpedia). This was because, the belief that if the colored were to become educated, they would be able to challenge white supremacy (Beginnings of Black Education). Discrimination of blacks, because of the thought that whites were the higher rank in society, prevented African Americans from being able to get a full and equal

PB’s American Experience has impacted the view of racism towards blacks immensely. This event was a very prominent turning point in American history. The Scottsboro boys case has been one of the largest cases involving a black man (men) and a white women in the case of rape. This event has affected how people are judged now including taking age into consideration, not getting the facts correct, and the fact that black’s used to be very unfairly treated just because of the color of their skin. Laws, punishments, and law enforcement have changed very much since the 1930’s. Much of the racism has gone down, but it has also turned into other types of racism. Truly, the Scottsboro boys case has impacted American History in a very large way. Many people see it as a turning point of the progression of racism.

The antebellum period in American history consist of the period leading up to the Civil War. During the Antebellum period race matter and did not matter in its own unique ways. Throughout this period race matter when dealing with slavery, gender roles and education. However, when it comes to economic through, race did not play a part. In the reading of Rothman, the passage started off with a vivid description of the different races. Rothman broke it down by Black, not entirely black, rusty black and tolerable black to name a few. As for the white race , he described them as bright mulatto very white for a slave, yellow not mulatto , and two thirds white to name a few. It is evident that blacks and whites were not treated equally during this

The road to Civil Rights was drastically changed by that of a six year old girl. A six year old girl who did what most adults would not do, she walked into an all white elementary school. At a time where segregation was still an issue and faced the hatred that white people had towards African Americans. The image of Ruby Bridges being escorted into school by federal marshals is one of the most powerful iconic images in the world today and one of the most powerful images captured during the Civil Rights Movement.

Tracy Reiman from the Tribune news service describes animal rights and cruelty during a time of racism in the United States. She explains events from the past to compare the similarities of how we have treated other people to how we treat animals today. Her persuasive method is very effective and kept me tuned in the whole time by using pathos in almost all of her examples. Reiman’s use of comparisons along with her explanations from different perspectives really make the reader think and feel a connection. This is why I strongly support Reiman’s claims on animal rights and treatments.

A wise arthur once wrote in her book “ I think there 's only one kind folks, folks.” Meaning that all men are the same but, that 's not how people thought during the time of the scottsboro trials and even to this day. In the time of 1931 there were many whites that had a problem “playing nice” with the black residents of the United State. This caused multiple incidents to occur where blacks were punished and they did absolutely nothing wrong. The blacks could have been punished by being put in jail anywhere to being lynched or beaten to death. So no there is no such thing as an unbiased trail when you really pull it apart.

For decades we have have been taught the meaning of segregation. Segregation between African Americans and whites was a huge act of inhumanity in the 1800’s. It was preposterous for humans to treat others in an unfairly manner all because of their skin color. In the very beginning of segregation between the blacks and whites, it was crucial on how white people detained African Americans as slaves and sold them like property they were forced into a life of mistreatment and no freedom. They were sent to America through slave trade by the Europeans capturing them. Slavery was found in the rural areas of the South. African Americans had to live in a repulsive cabin with very little to eat and spend all day long working in the plantation while the hot, bright sun beaming on them. With all of this happening,

Justice Earl Warren fought tirelessly to have a unanimous Supreme Court decision in the case of Brown v. Board of Education. The justices knew this would be a landmark case (Urofsky, Seminar). While Brown was a step in the right direction, not only did it not solve the problem of school segregation, but it did not solve the root of the Jim Crow laws. By ruling on segregation specifically in education and not addressing the economic issues that plagued African Americans, Brown did not have the positive effect on race relations in the south that it could have.

This research paper is on one of the motivational people during the Civil Rights Movement. The person’s name is Ruby Bridges. She was one of the first people to stand up against segregation. It will be about her life and all of her accomplishments and how she affected the Civil Rights Movement.

After the civil war, the struggle between African American freedom and white dominance were at its strongest. These struggles are what would lay the foundation for the lives of the African Americans for many years after.

Has Education always been an open source for everybody? Board of Education was Established in 1953, from the department of Health, Education, and Welfare for the benefits of our children and the upcoming years. After the establishment, Equal Education was a pressing challenge in 1954, where people denied the opportunity for children of colour to receive a good education; the lack of resources that were distributed between school districts and schools was strictly on the basis of race. In To Kill A MockingBird, injustice is witnessed in the lifestyle of everyday lives of colour folks in the town of Maycomb, Alabama. The segregation, distribution of resources, and the pursuit of happiness are clearly

Do you think minorities have to work had to gain success? They do; Even though there's laws against inequality of blacks, Mexicans,etc, the minority of the U.S has a harder time becoming successful compared to white people/. The unemployment rate for people of color is 9.5% and compared to the rate of whites(2.2%), we aren't given a very fair shot at getting a job. Recently, some of them are even being killed by cops for reasons that have no proof behind it. For example: The person had a gun or tried to attacked the cop. The circumstances of each of these situations are very suspicious.

I think it was wrong to treat blacks unequally because of something they can 't control. They can 't control what their skin color is or what they were born with, so how does it make sense? Integration was very important at this time, just imagine your family was treated unfairly no matter how long you fought for your country. African Americans fought in wars side by side of whites and yet still get treated unfairly just because they have darker skin. I think that segregation is sort of like communism, no matter how hard you fight you cannot reach a higher even in life.