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[–] logicbomb@lemmy.world 45 points 4 days ago (1 children)

So, back then, they had white schools with white students and white teachers, and black schools with black students and black teachers.

I saw an interview with some black teachers from back then, and apparently, the black teachers recommended that the teachers be integrated before the students. Start with adult black teachers going to teach at white schools. Adults who truly knew what they were getting into. Adults who could pave the way and make life slightly easier for the children to follow.

It's hard enough being a kid to start with, but intentionally putting children into such situations seems so obviously intentionally cruel.

[–] grue@lemmy.world 33 points 4 days ago (1 children)

And thus you explain why they didn't do that.

Trying to sabotage a thing they can't prevent entirely by forcing it to be done in the worst way possible has been a political tactic since forever.

[–] idiomaddict@lemmy.world 13 points 3 days ago (1 children)

That’s only part of it. These vicious morons also truly believed that black teachers were worse and therefore didn’t want their children “disadvantaged.”

[–] NABDad@lemmy.world 7 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Also, after integrating the schools, they didn't need as many teachers and administrators as they did before. Guess which people they kept.

[–] III@lemmy.world 6 points 3 days ago

Isn't it comforting to know that in today's world we would just fire the ones making the most money or replace them all with an overly expensive AI? Progress...

[–] zout@fedia.io 25 points 4 days ago

This was elected the world press photo. Sad thing is, after only four days she left the school due to continuous harrasment.

[–] SpacetimeMachine@lemmy.world 17 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Hurts to think that some of the people in this photo are still voting in elections

[–] SpicyLizards@reddthat.com 10 points 3 days ago

Half a probably senators by now

[–] SlartyBartFast@sh.itjust.works 11 points 3 days ago

What a bunch of shitheads

[–] imsufferableninja@sh.itjust.works 7 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Bunny ears in pictures is older than I realized

[–] buddascrayon@lemmy.world 16 points 4 days ago (1 children)
[–] LodeMike@lemmy.today 5 points 4 days ago (1 children)
[–] silver@das-eck.haus 19 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Looks like devil horns to me

[–] ThePantser@sh.itjust.works 4 points 4 days ago

Alien antenna