Segregation And Racial Discrimination

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While many may approach and scrutinize the extreme measures taken to enforce racial integration, in conclusion, this was a required step to securely position a new aberration. Differing from the normal convention of segregated schools, this revolutionary proceeding took place only three years after the Supreme Court had refuted their ruling of separate equality. Following this, throughout the many years after the event, there was major conflict between the federal law and opposing southerners where they rejected this sudden proclamation of the judicial branch. With the revolting crowd suggesting violence, this military involvement was a necessary step taken by President Eisenhower. In the article, it states, “ Elizabeth Eckford, one of the

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