Every word of my account, of being attacked during race riots of early 1970s, in a Broward School is true. I posted this all over Facebook, and anyone who lived in Broward at that time, confims it to be true. For this one post, I was banned by mod of r/Broward, after many years of posts there.
Forced bussing of white kids to Carver Ranches Elementary in 1970 resulted in violence, from day one. School bus was pummeled with rocks, as it approched our new school, on the first day of classes. Only difference was this girl had police protection. We were jumped and beaten, several times over the two years of this court ordered "blending of schools", went on.
https://www.peoplesworld.org/article/u-s-schools-more-segregated-than-in-195/
Schools were segregated, not just by redlines, but personal choice also. People naturally congregate with like culture, national origin. Some feel more comfortable. No reason to stigmatize her more, by insisting she needed to go to white school, to be better educated.
Feels wrong to take her from her friends, family, and send her to a strange, new place.
I know because that's what happended to me, when I was force-bussed. We were routinely subjected to assault, and no police were ever called. Older teens, and adults hated children, they'd never met..
They wanted to kill me, only because of the color of my skin. I know exactly how this girl felt.
Let's learn about all of it.
Did she benefit from being put in harm's way, to advance a cause? Even a just cause, is still no reason risk the safety of a young child. Improving her education, even in all black school, would have served her better. Exploiting her, was not the answer.
Feels wrong to take her from her friends, family, and send her to a strange, new place. I know because that's what happended to me, when I was force-bussed to Carver Ranches Elementary, in Hollywood FL, with no choice. My school was mixed race, and across the street. We didn't need busses, everyone walked.
Court order in 1970 called it "blending", but it was harsh. Difference is we had NO police protection, and were pummeled with rocks, as our bus approched our new school.
Court case...
https://law.justia.com/cases/federal/appellate-courts/F2/432/362/17637/
Frederick Allen and Timothy Allen, Minors, Etc., et al., Plaintiffs-appellants-cross Appellees, v. Board of Public Instruction of Broward County, Florida, Etc., et al., Defendants-appellees,blanche Ely High School Parent Teachers Association and Irene S. Clarke, Defendants-appellees-cross Appellants, 432 F.2d 362 (5th Cir. 1970)
Posted Jun 21, 2023, 11:00 PM UTC