Social Norms Argument Pro Slavery Script:
Times are changing in America, and moving forward it is important to remember where we stand as a country. Through segregation we are a stronger country and through division we will be able to grow. Combining black and white schools is against the culture of the United States. Giving equal rights is one thing but joining the culture of our two separate communities is not the norm of Kansas as well as the rest of the South. Oliver Brown insisting on his daughter being enrolled in an all white school has never happened before and it shouldn’t. The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People or the NAACP is fighting for a cause that does not fit the norms or what our society looks like.
Education is important, everyone should have access to learning to read, write, and further their knowledge. But with schools segregated, children will still get an education. Black and white children will still both be able to learn. Combining black and white schools will not impact what children are learning, but it will change the culture of our society. White people and black people should remain separate, they should not date, they should not be in the same schools, and segregation should still be considered acceptable.
Conformity is a large part of everyday American life and if people will not conform to the values of the South, then what will our society turn into? People are angry, people are scared, and people are confused. Fully getting rid of segregation will make many people upset and that is not what we want. Black and white Americans all still have access to equal amenities. Black people have their own restaurant's, movies theaters schools, and most importantly their own norms and customs. We are equal but we are separate.
Forcing a change upon the South will not make things better, it will be confusing to everyone. Separation is what keeps our country moving forward and joining the schools will start the end of our functioning social norms.
Board Vs. Brown Key post Continued:
After arguing on the pro segregation side of Board Vs. Brown, it is interesting to see the perspectives of why so many white people thought that combining races in schools was a bad idea. The thought of combing races and disrupting the culture of white and black citizens was disturbing to so many people and in my opinion it is sad that joining the schools was such a big deal. Desegregating schools was a change for our society and a huge turning point in history for the United States.
When I think of segregation all I can think about is the sports movie Remember the Titans. The movie is takes place in Virginia during 1971 and the desegregation of a high school. The movie follows a football team that struggles with desegregation. The whole town protests against the school desegregating and there is violence shown towards the new coach who is African American. There are bricks thrown through windows, fights between black and white teammates, and many threats made to the black players on the team. This movie shows how harsh and cruel it was when the schools were being desegregated and how it was such a shift when the law past. Board Vs. Brown was a huge historical shift in the United States and while things were rocky in the beginning desegregation became a reality.
Links:
https://americanexperience.si.edu/historical-eras/post-war-united-states/pair-untitled-library/
https://www.history.com/topics/cold-war/1950s
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civil_rights_movement_(1896%E2%80%931954)
https://www.history.com/topics/black-history/brown-v-board-of-education-of-topeka
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