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The struggle to desegregate America’s schools in the 1950s and ‘60s did not take place solely in the South Black students and their parents also boldly challenged segregated schooling in the North.
Black History Month: Schools were segregated in the North, too
The battles of the civil rights era were also fought outside the Jim Crow South.
By Ashley FarmerUniversity of Texas at Austin
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Whether it’s black-and-white photos of Arkansas’ Little Rock Nine or Norman Rockwell’s famous painting of New Orleans schoolgirl Ruby Bridges, images of school desegregation often make it seem as though it was an issue for Black children primarily in the South.
Using the unifying strategy of Mae Mallory and the eight other Black mothers who made up the Harlem 9, the City Wide Committee for Integrated Schools calls for a school boycott in New York City on Feb. 3, 1964. Hundreds of thousands of parents, students and activists engaged in a protest of segregation and inequality in public city schools.
Whether it’s black-and-white photos of Arkansas’ Little Rock Nine or Norman Rockwell’s famous painting of New Orleans schoolgirl Ruby Bridges, images of school desegregation often make it seem as though it was an issue for Black children primarily in the South.
It is true that Bridges, the Little Rock Nine and other brave students in Southern states, including North Carolina and Tennessee, changed the face of American education when they tested the 1954 Brown v. Board of Education decision that mandated the desegregation of public education. But the struggle to desegregate America’s schools in the 1950s and ‘60s did not take place solely in the South. Black students and their parents also boldly challenged segregated schooling in the North.
It’s that time of year again. No, not Christmas. The War on Christmas. And the war on the claim that the War on Christmas even exists.
President Trump invoked the alleged war yet again this week after signing an executive order giving federal employees the day off for Christmas Eve. “This is a HUGE victory in the Democrats’ pathetic WAR ON CHRISTMAS, and I want YOU to be a part of it,” Trump announced in a fundraising letter.
Well, Mr. President, there was a real war on Christmas. It was in the 1600s, and it was waged by Christians specifically Puritans who hated the Dec. 25 observance of Jesus’ birth so much that they made it illegal in the Massachusetts colony for decades.
Political issues at the are telling children correct way to think on these issues. very disturbing and parental rights are absolutely left out of the picture. pete: we see it more and more, california is being criticized for allowing transgender issues to be taught in the classroom. right. pete: new york school board wants to climate change instructing their students. right. pete: you say parents need to be actively and aggressively involved. what does that mean? i really okay i think particularly conservatives tend to be very polite and quiet and don t like to cause a stir. but you have got to do that. you have got to go to your school. meet with your principal. meet with your teachers. ask for the curriculum. review it and if there is something that you don t like, opt out. now, some states don t allow people to opt out. and that s very unfortunate. but that is why it is important at the beginning of the year, that you meet with the officials at the school and say i don t want
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