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Why did African Americans protest against school segregation? I saw this quote on one of their picket signs that said: "Don't treat our children like prisoners!" What does that mean? and how could that have related to segregation. Please help, I don't understand. Thank you so much. :]

2007-02-24 10:57:24 · 4 answers · asked by disbebegurl 1 in Arts & Humanities History

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African Americans were, basically, treated like animals. They didn't have many of the rights that white people did. They didn't want their children to have to go through the same things that they did when they were growing up. So they protested the school segragation, figuring that their children had the same rights as white children.

2007-02-24 11:00:52 · answer #1 · answered by hpffwritergirl 2 · 2 0

The Correctional system has far more disproportionate black inmates than any/all other race's-combined. The hopelessness amongst many black members of the community were harshly realized, even when they didn't commit a crime or disturb the peace in any way.

Prisons seemed to be the future for many black citizens and so, the black citizens were often treated as though they weren't going anywhere from the day they were born.

The United States of America fought Nazi Germany during World War II with segregated armies...And when the black soldier came home from the front lines, he was often treated with disrespect. Rosa Parks and Dr. Martin Luther King challenged that thinking and rightfully so.

Unfortunately, many ideals of racial equality have yet to be brought to fruition. And, signs and pickets will often display slogans like "don't treat our children like prisoners".

2007-02-24 11:13:48 · answer #2 · answered by marnefirstinfantry 5 · 2 0

Because whites did not live up to their word like they said they would in Plessy v. Ferguson. What that case was about legal segregation but they had to provide the same education for blacks. They did not so blacks argued that black schools were inferior to whites on the basis of poor buildings for schools, they were given old outdated textbooks, etc. So Oliver Brown filed a lawsuit against the Kansas Board of Education to challange segregation and overturn Plessy v. Ferguson.

2007-02-24 11:26:39 · answer #3 · answered by King Midas 6 · 2 1

I absolutely haven't any problem with raising academic rankings notwithstanding this technique must be utilized to all scholars. in the different case, i'm nevertheless waiting to make sure how Obama's promise to develop 50M in the course of the continent of Africa out of poverty is going to be paid for at the same time as he has yet to fulfill his promise to develop 1M above the poverty line the following at residing house. looks some thing's slightly out of whack with this racist prez.

2016-12-04 21:53:22 · answer #4 · answered by hertling 4 · 0 0

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