American Education 1950-1980

As I was reading Part 3 "Separate and Unequal", it really made me think about a few things. I really liked reading about this section and it really opened my eyes. I never thought that "Separate but Equal" was at all equal. How could it be equal when all the other ethnic groups were being discriminated against and being segregated from all the white people? It was not equal, not even one bit. Even though my skin color is white, I would like to think that I would have been friends with the colored people. One of my best friends is colored and I have never judged him for having a different color of skin. I find it really hard to believe that these people were discriminated against. It makes me really sad to think that the white people thought that they were dumb and didn't want to put them in certain classes because they were a different color. There were a few colored families that fought this and tries to put their children in these colored schools. The parents didn't think it was fair to make their children walk two miles to school when there was a white school just around the corner. There was a part of the book that mention something about the colored children were scared to go to the white school. Why would someone want to go somewhere where they aren't accepted or even wanted? I agree with this. When schools were desegregated, the white children didn't treat the black children well at all. The teachers that were black were let go. Even though things were being desegregated, blacks were still being discriminated against. It makes me so sad to read about how horrible they were treated. People were fighting for their American rights and they were being punished for that. I love to hear about the people who triumphed over all this evil. That, even though all the odds were against them, they were still able to succeed and make a wonderful life for themselves and their families.