Charles Lawrence

Premise:

-race
-truth
-lies
-hate
-denial
-seperation
-power
-labeling
-inequality

Argument:

Lawrence argues that there is still much segregation in schools. The laws and court ulings alone can not do enough. People need to realize how much this effects children in schools and there needs to be change.

Evidence:

- “Segregation’s only purpose is to label or define blacks as inferior and thus exclude them from full and equal participation in society.”
-"Equality of education is not enough, there can be no equality under a segregated system. The American negro is not a dominant minority; therefore he must fight for complete elimination of segregation as his ultimate goal."
-"If one views the Brown case narrowly, as a case intended to desegregate the nation's schools, history has proven it a clear failure."

Comments:

This reading was very very hard. I continuously needed to go back and re-read thins and at times even look up words. I am still not to sure that i fully comprehend the message that Lawrence is trying to get through. But overall i do not think there is much segregation in our generation, i feel the difference lies mostly in the hands of our grandparents. The more and more generations being born will hopefully lead to less and less segregation.