11+Allison,+Maddie

=Maddie & Allison Event : the first time blacks attended a white school = essay:

=== Do you ever pay attention to the color of other peoples skin??? Well just about 60 years ago that was all that mattered. This applied to many places: busses, restraunts, drinking fountins, and most importanly schools. In the 1960s there were very nice schools that were made for whites only. There were also schools for blacks, but they were different. The broken windows, leaking celings and creaky floors proved that these schools were no good. The aferican americans were in need of better education and once they started to attend the newly integrated (used to be white) schools there was nothing that could stop them. ===

=== African-Americans did not have very good educations and decided to take part in changeing that for many reasons. For example, the whites didn't think that the African-Americans were as good as them but that just gave them all the reason more to get the same quality of education. They wanted to prove to the whites that they were just as good as them and this was only one way to do just that. One child that played a very large part in deseragating schools is is a 6 year old girl named Ruby Bridges. She went to a all black school called the Jonson Locket Elementry School, but when a couple of white scools were chosen to integrate, a few african americans were transfered there. ruby bridges was one of them and also one of the first children to attend a de-segragated elementary school. Another event of african-americans going to better schools is that many of the african-american childrens moms didnt have a very good education (if they had any at all) so they wanted better for their children. The African-Americans did not fight for their educations for no reason-they believed that they were just as good as whites and desreved equal rights. ===

=== Many events happened because African-Americans started to attend integrated schools. Something that happened is that moreAfrican-Americans began to go to desegragated schools. One effect was that the school Ruby Bridges went to, became all intergrated the next year. Another effect of African-Americans going to school for the 1st time is that many African-Americans got better education witch resulted in better jobs and better pay. Also, African-Americans were one step closer to freedom in the United States of America. Many other African-Americans looked up to there decision. Soon, all schools were intergrated, and more African-Americans started to fight for there feedom in all areas. One last example of what happened because this event is that today all schools are integrated and it is illeagle to seperate children by the color of their skin. Many events happened because of African-Americans went to school for the first time. ===

=== African-Americans going to interated school was a huge step in both black and white history and many believe that it changed America forever. I think this was a great event because it helped African-Americans gain freedom rights and play thier important role in the United States equaly. Even though this event was good for the United States, I wish we hadn't discrimanated against African-Americans in the first place because then no one would have to go through this or anything else that includes fighting for equal rights in the 1st place. But, if African-Americans never would have fought for their equal rights, then we would still be were we were 60 years ago, with descrimination every where you look. I think that the people helped African-Americans get civil rights were really brave. I would have been afraid to stand up to all those people who hated me. If I was Ruby or another "Negro" going to a all white school for the first time all by my self, I'd be scared out of my mind. Also some of my best friends would not be here if it weren't for African-Americans going to school together. On the other hand, it was'nt fair for the children who had to face all the angry mobs that were formed out side of the schools. It would have been eiser if the government just passed laws that said that you couldn't seperate children by their race right from the beginning. This makes me realize that it must have taken alot of courege and strength to non-violently protest for your rights like that-especially as a kid-but if none of it happened we wouldnt be where we are today. ===

African-Americans going to integrated schools was a huge step in both black and white history and many believe that it changed America forever.
How did this event create justice and equality? ~this event helped justice and equality because the blacks that attended white skools inspired many others 2 2. blacks were able 2 get better educations and better jobs that pay better. ~this was 1 more step to equality between blacks and whites because the blacks were now able 2 get equal quality in education and equal quality in the job they choose wen they grow up Causes of the event: ~because the white people didnt think that the blacks were equal to them, they thought that they were different becuse of the color of their skin. ~the african-americans wanted 2 b treated the same as the whites and have the same quality of their skool and the whites. ~the superattendents of the white skool gave the kindergartners at the all black skool a rlly hard test 2 c which ones should go to an all white skool. ruby bridges was 1 of 5 who passed.(5th's mom pulled her out) ~they wanted freedom ~they wanted the same rights as whites ~a.a.'s wanted 2 go 2 skool ~most of the parents of the a.a. kids had a bad childhood with a bad education and wanted better 4 theeir children Impacts of the event ~more blacks attended desegragated skools ~a.a.'s got better freedom ~a.a.'s got better edu ~they got better jobs ~a.a.'s were inspired by the students actions. after the 1st few a.a.'s went 2 a desegragated skool 4 the 1st time, the next year many others followed. soon all skools were integrated skools. ~the white skool that ruby was transfered 2 became an all integrated skool the next year and the a.a.'s and whites were fianally put in the same classroom to learn and play 2gether Importance of the event: ~When Ruby Bridges went to the all white skool she inspired many other black students to go to all white skools the next year. soon, some of the used to be all white skools were then intagrated. ~2day all skools r integrated and it is illeagle 2 segragate skools. if it werent 4 ruby, blacks and whites would still b seperate and black children and white children would not b able 2 c each other during skool hours and most likely their parents wouldnt want them 2 c each other b4 or after other facts 2 remember: ~this is a quote from Barbra Henry(ruby's 1st grade teacher): "by law you have to integrat this skool. integration means putting black and white children in the same classroom. the way i c it, u r breaking the law by keeping them seperate." Barba said this wen she found out that there actually was a few white kids going 2 the skool that ruby wa going 2 but they were still keeping them seperate. eventually, the head of the skool district let the kids c each other-but only a couple of times. ~it was verry hard 4 the a.a. students that went 2 the newly integrated skools because whites formed mobs and boycotted the skools that the a.a.'s went 2. sum of the ppl in the mob even held up a black doll in a coughin and another threatened 2 poisin her food ~even the rest of the family suffered-many town shops and markets banned the family from shoppping there and the parents were often fired from their jobs ~linda brown went 2 court as a child andfought 4 her rights 2 go 2 skool ~ruby bridges was one of the 1st a.a. children 2 go 2 a integrated skool ~the little rock 9 were a group of 9 students that werent aloued in2 their skool kuz they were black ~thurgood marshal was a very good loyar and won 28 out of 29 cases he was in(even though he had way mor cases than that-thats just an averege). he was the loyar that helped linda brown win her case sum things/ppl 2 research on: ~linda brown ~ruby bridges ~the little rock 9 ~thurgood marshal