While Ruby bridges was the first integrated black student in louisiana in 1960, it's important to note that Brown v Board was presented to the supreme court in 1954, which is to say that in other places across the country black students were being integrated as soon as the decision was handed down. A lot of southern states dragged their feet during this integration process, which is why ruby's milestone in louisiana was a full 6 years after Brown passed.
A similar event took place in Little Rock Arkansas in 1957 where president eisenhower had to take control of the arkansas national guard in order to allow 9 black students into a previously segregated school.
ricchardd on February 4th, 2021 at 08:22 UTC »
While Ruby bridges was the first integrated black student in louisiana in 1960, it's important to note that Brown v Board was presented to the supreme court in 1954, which is to say that in other places across the country black students were being integrated as soon as the decision was handed down. A lot of southern states dragged their feet during this integration process, which is why ruby's milestone in louisiana was a full 6 years after Brown passed.
A similar event took place in Little Rock Arkansas in 1957 where president eisenhower had to take control of the arkansas national guard in order to allow 9 black students into a previously segregated school.
Loaf_of_Fred on February 4th, 2021 at 09:13 UTC »
r/lostredditors
Edit: I got 1000 upvotes for saying the name of a sub. All of you are the problem with Reddit.
olkoaf on February 4th, 2021 at 09:14 UTC »
bit too old to attend elementary school, isn’t she?