Tuesday, January 31, 2012

Textbooks Jim Crow Laws

Textbooks:Books shall not be interchangeable between the white and colored schools, but shall continue to be used by the race first using them.

In 1935 a rule was made in North Carolina that did not allow blacks and whites to use the same book. For example if a white person used the book a black person could not use it after him, the same rule goes the other way. I think that the reason they did not allow this to happen is because maybe the whites were at a higher level and their books more educational, they would learn more from them. Also at thoes times whites had more rights to learn, many blacks didn't go to school.Maybe white people were so used to the fact that they are higher they didn't want blacks to be be as smart and get higher jobs.

What I think about this law is that it is very stupid. People at those times just treated them badly because of their skin color! No other reason. I think that they should of at least gave them a chance! I think that if I was a black student I wouldn't feel comfortable going to school where people don't let me use their books. So personally I think there was no reason to pass this rule.