Good Morning POU! After reading about the bombing of Clinton High School in retaliation for black students whose parents tax dollars were supporting the school and had the audacity to want to also attend and receive the benefits of better facilities and books unlike what they were subjected too, I wondered about other bombings and threats made during this time. Exactly … [Read more...] about Thursday Open Thread: African Americans and the Struggle for Education Equality
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Wednesday Open Thread: African Americans and The Struggle for Education Equality
Happy Hump Day POU! Before the Little Rock Nine, there was The Clinton Twelve. In the summer of 1956, Clinton High School admitted the first black students into integrated classes since the landmark Supreme Court decision on Brown v. The Board of Education in 1954. Located in the eastern Tennessee city of Clinton, Clinton High School was among the southern educational … [Read more...] about Wednesday Open Thread: African Americans and The Struggle for Education Equality
Tuesday Open Thread: African Americans and The Struggle For Education Equality
Good Morning POU! Today's post is a black history fact that I just learned about over the Easter weekend. A community easter egg hunt for children was being held at "the old Rosenwald school" in the county were I grew up in rural Alabama. I had no idea what that was and asked my Dad about it. That grew into an incredible conversation with my father and uncle educating me and … [Read more...] about Tuesday Open Thread: African Americans and The Struggle For Education Equality
Monday Open Thread: The African American Struggle for Education Equality
Good Morning POU! Today we honor those who lost their lives while serving in the Armed Forces. This week, our topic will be the African American communities struggle to gain the rights to education. This being a holiday dedicated to the men and women in uniform who sacrificed it all, we will start with those who were able to come home, only to be treated as second … [Read more...] about Monday Open Thread: The African American Struggle for Education Equality
Sunday Open Thread: Let the Children Speak!
Good Morning POU! This week the Open Thread topic will focus on our struggle for education, from the right to learn to the right to equality in learning. Today I would just like to share these news segments regarding some very bright students in Baltimore. These talented and extraordinary teens are incredible orators - defying the negative stereotypes that are … [Read more...] about Sunday Open Thread: Let the Children Speak!