Ready Set Fall
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Hi, I am but a simple man who tries to study and observe as much as he can. Recently, I ponder the question whether segregation was really unequal.
We are always told it was in fact “unequal” and the main example to prove this was the comparison of white schools to black schools. Where, the white schools would have better equipment and newer books and the black schools would have old equipment and old books. People try to tie this as "unequal". However, where does a school get its money? It comes from taxes of the people who attend the school. I think it is fair to say, at least at the time, the average white earned more than the average black. If this is true, that would mean more money from whites went into the white schools and less money from blacks went into the black school. Therefore, the reason for difference of equipment and books was due to the fact the white school had more resources in their budget and could spend money on the best they could. Likewise, if the black schools had less money in their budget, they paid for the best they could as well, though, it was not as top-fit. So, were there truly unequal conditions? Would it be correct for me to say, because my neighbor has a pool in his backyard and I do not, these are unequal conditions? Hardly the case, the moral is people make different money and can spend accordingly. It is no surprise one with more money than the next will have more things and nicer things. Thus, leads me to say, without question, there was nothing unequal about segregation in terms on the environment of schools.
This is in no way ends the argument of segregation. There were more things going on then just schools. The purpose of this argument responded to the general argument that because the schools were in different conditions, that meant things were unequal.
We are always told it was in fact “unequal” and the main example to prove this was the comparison of white schools to black schools. Where, the white schools would have better equipment and newer books and the black schools would have old equipment and old books. People try to tie this as "unequal". However, where does a school get its money? It comes from taxes of the people who attend the school. I think it is fair to say, at least at the time, the average white earned more than the average black. If this is true, that would mean more money from whites went into the white schools and less money from blacks went into the black school. Therefore, the reason for difference of equipment and books was due to the fact the white school had more resources in their budget and could spend money on the best they could. Likewise, if the black schools had less money in their budget, they paid for the best they could as well, though, it was not as top-fit. So, were there truly unequal conditions? Would it be correct for me to say, because my neighbor has a pool in his backyard and I do not, these are unequal conditions? Hardly the case, the moral is people make different money and can spend accordingly. It is no surprise one with more money than the next will have more things and nicer things. Thus, leads me to say, without question, there was nothing unequal about segregation in terms on the environment of schools.
This is in no way ends the argument of segregation. There were more things going on then just schools. The purpose of this argument responded to the general argument that because the schools were in different conditions, that meant things were unequal.
