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Article #1
Charles Lawrence
"One More River to Cross"
Lawrence argues that because of segregation in schools, African American students felt inferior to the white students. The Africa America students also were emotionally and physically abused due to the segregation of schools and other public places. Due to the segregation of African American students they recieved a lesser education than that of the white students.
1. "The first is that segregation's only purpose is to label or define blacks as inferior and thus exclude them from full and equal participation in society."
This explains one of the points that Lawrence argues. He argues that because of segregation in society African Americans are defined as inferior to the white man and because of this inferiority they should not be able to participate in regular society with the common white man.
2. "Segregation violates the equal protection clause of the fourteenth amendment not because there is no rational relationship between the classification and the purpose-it is a supremely rational system-but because its purpose is illegitimate."
Lawrence is arguing here that the segregation of anybody not only African Americans, it completely irrelevant because there is no rationality behind it. African Americans are humans just like any other human in the world.
3. "The exclusion or segregation of blacks in public facilities was settled policy and reached considerable maturity in the North before moving South in full force."
I think it's still semi-segregated today in North vs South. For example, take a look at which states voted for Obama vs McCain. Obama, a black man, recieved the votes of more of the Northern states where as McCain, a white man, recieved votes from the Southern states. Maybe it has nothing to do with color but it can deffinitely come across as it.
Overall this article was okay. It was kind of long but it made its point. Again I state that there is still a hint of segregation in the Southern states and even if people choose to ignore it, it still exists. The world will not be able to move on until everyone can see that people are people and that all people, OF ALL COLORS, RACES, GENDERS, etc are PEOPLE!
5 comments:
In your opinion, how do we eliminate segregation?
I really liked your second quote. Right now, I dont remember if I used it but I know I definetely thought about it. I really liked it and thought it was an excellent point.
"I think it's still semi-segregated today in North vs South. For example, take a look at which states voted for Obama vs McCain. Obama, a black man, recieved the votes of more of the Northern states where as McCain, a white man, recieved votes from the Southern states. Maybe it has nothing to do with color but it can deffinitely come across as it."
so true.. one of my friends said I wish the south just left the united states and we were two separate unions because the differences are HUGE in every way, not just racism. Although you'll note obama got some red states... ouch for republicans
Let me try this again. My first response had spelling mistakes in it. The south already tried to leave the union once. It did not work out too well for them. They lost and their major cities were burned to the ground. A few years later, they begged to rejoin the union. It does seem like we are two separate countries in one sometimes. But, we are still one United States.
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