Connecticut teenagers celebrating integration in 1958

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butteredcrumpet on September 14th, 2020 at 11:06 UTC »

1958 really isn't that long ago.....

Educational-Cake7350 on September 14th, 2020 at 12:59 UTC »

I’m in my thirties and my mom can tell me about integration, cuz she lived it.

BlackLav on September 14th, 2020 at 13:52 UTC »

This reminds me of my mom telling me about being in one of the first integrated classes in Shreveport.

Crazy part is, she said that to most of the kids, it wasn't a big deal and they got along fine in class.

Once they got out of class it was a complete 180° and the white students would just casually flip a switch and be racist towards her because they didn't want a dose of the treatment she got, I guess. A damn shame.

One thing she remembers is talking with this white girl and my mom essentially asked her why. The girl basically said that she just does what her parents want her to do.

Unfortunately, that still rings true today, and not just with children either. Full grown adults will let their spouses/friends/etc. determine how they treat people of different races and classes.

Thinking differently should not be taboo, but like anything else that's deeply ingrained in a society, it takes relentless pressure and a lot of time to make a real change. Here's hoping we get there soon.