Guno צְבִי
We fight, We win, Am Yisrael Chai
paid the price.
“Seven Days of 1961” explores how sustained acts of resistance can bring about sweeping change. Throughout 1961, activists risked their lives to fight for voting rights and the integration of schools, businesses, public transit and libraries. Decades later, their work continues to shape debates over voting access, police brutality and equal rights for all.
In June 1963, as two newly admitted Black students attempted to register at the all-white University of Alabama, Gov. George Wallace positioned himself in a doorway to block their path.
Never mind that the U.S. Supreme Court had pronounced segregated schools unconstitutional nine years earlier. Wallace was a staunch segregationist, famously declaring in his inaugural address: "Segregation now. Segregation tomorrow. Segregation forever."
Though Wallace ultimately conceded his doorway post to federal authorities, he was far from the only politician to stand in the way of civil rights progress in the 1950s and 1960s, an illustration of how federal, state and local institutions – including law enforcement, educators and the media – played roles in resisting or openly opposing racial justice.
While some media coverage was instrumental in turning the tide of public opinion in favor of civil rights, some newspapers editorialized against integration or downplayed systemic racism in their own backyards. As many teachers and school boards stepped up to support integration, some academic leaders frowned on activism, such as those at Alabama State College (now Alabama State University) or Louisiana's Southern University, where students were expelled for taking part in civil rights protests.
“Those who run the system work hard to maintain the status quo,” said Jamel Donnor, an associate professor of education at The College of William & Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/w...racial-progress-has-paid-the-price/ar-AAP6m5S
“Seven Days of 1961” explores how sustained acts of resistance can bring about sweeping change. Throughout 1961, activists risked their lives to fight for voting rights and the integration of schools, businesses, public transit and libraries. Decades later, their work continues to shape debates over voting access, police brutality and equal rights for all.
In June 1963, as two newly admitted Black students attempted to register at the all-white University of Alabama, Gov. George Wallace positioned himself in a doorway to block their path.
Never mind that the U.S. Supreme Court had pronounced segregated schools unconstitutional nine years earlier. Wallace was a staunch segregationist, famously declaring in his inaugural address: "Segregation now. Segregation tomorrow. Segregation forever."
Though Wallace ultimately conceded his doorway post to federal authorities, he was far from the only politician to stand in the way of civil rights progress in the 1950s and 1960s, an illustration of how federal, state and local institutions – including law enforcement, educators and the media – played roles in resisting or openly opposing racial justice.
While some media coverage was instrumental in turning the tide of public opinion in favor of civil rights, some newspapers editorialized against integration or downplayed systemic racism in their own backyards. As many teachers and school boards stepped up to support integration, some academic leaders frowned on activism, such as those at Alabama State College (now Alabama State University) or Louisiana's Southern University, where students were expelled for taking part in civil rights protests.
“Those who run the system work hard to maintain the status quo,” said Jamel Donnor, an associate professor of education at The College of William & Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/w...racial-progress-has-paid-the-price/ar-AAP6m5S