Little Rock Follow up Blog

 Jayla Balderas 

Mr. Roddy 

IHSS

11 May 2021

                                                     Little Rock Follow up Blog

Plenty of parents started to collaborate to create committees and petitions to reopen schools fighting for either one or two sides for Integration or Segregation pulled from these posters; "We must open our schools! Join the Women's Emergency Committee To Open Our Schools Not for Integration Not Segregation But Education.” Pg. (142 Top Right Image Poster) From the last line I think three groups could be recognized the ones who were only fighting for the reopening of schools so their children could received an education that didn’t involve alternative schooling while other fought for Integration and others wouldn’t go back to school unless these schools agreed to stay segregated. The three of these groups gave their opinions through protest hoping to sway the vote so they wouldn’t have to settle for compromise. The country was divided and while other parts of the country had already started Integration at their schools starting the beginning of a larger movement even If it didn't seem as such at the time. The commotion at Little Rock opened new possibilities and started a conversation, for the ones ready to have it they push on strong while the ones who weren’t ready to have this discussion of change could no longer turn away from it but had to choose a side If not on belief at the very least agreeing at need for education. From here:  “August 12, 1959 The school board opened public high schools a month early. Three African American girls enroll at Hall High School in west Little Rock. Jefferson Thomas and Carlotta Walls, two of the original Little Rock Nine, return to Central High for their senior year. About 250 protestors march to Central High. This time Little Rock police act quickly, arresting 21 and turning fire hoses on the remaining crowd. Fall 1972 All grades in the Little Rock public schools are integrated.” (pg. 146 August 12-1959-Fall 1972.)

I believe this quote goes to show how even once the school did in fact reopen with segregation people continued to have there protest to fight for what they believed was right even if now in our classrooms we can learn about this and view it as absurdity it goes to questions in what we all believe is right today might not been seen as such in twenty years. As most things that are viewed as right only are until questioned otherwise.  

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