Tuesday, November 27, 2018
Prince Edward County response 11/27/18
During this segment of the book I found it interesting how far the white people had gone in terms of violence over the school segregation issue. I knew of the protest and some physical violence going on back then, but the bombing of the Baptist Church in Birmingham that took the lives of four black girls was new to me. Even white people who decided to send their kids to the free integrated school were sent death threats and called names like "Nigger lover"...
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Yes, the violent acts were mind bobbling to me as well. The extreme measures that were taken is something that as humans who live in a diverse space we find it hard to capture. The hate white students received is also insane. Its seen as a betrayal to their race which is why I believe they were so hated and threatened.
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