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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Why are we constantly judging against todays standards?  It was acceptable when it was implemented.  I am sure that we as a society are doing things today that seem perfectly normal and in 50 yrs will seem egregious.[/quote]

No, it wasn’t “acceptable” when it was implemented. This kind of thinking really reflects intense racism.  You can only think “it was acceptable” if you don’t count the opinions of the human beings who were victims of segregation and racial terrorism.  Those people (half the population in the South) never thought segregation, lynching, terrorism, and systematic denial of voting rights were “acceptable.”

That is exactly, precisely equivalent to saying that the murder of millions of Jews, gay people, Catholics, Gypsies, and communists was “acceptable” during Nazi rule of Germany. [/quote]

Good grief. "Acceptable" is a societal construct. Of course it was "acceptable" back then. If it weren't, thousands of these schools would not have opened up. Many folks, even Black folks, thought it was acceptable to be segregated. Not every Black American wanted an integrated society. But they did demand to be treated well and have the same opportunities that were available to white folks. That has taken decades to bring about, and many folks would admit we are still working towards that enviable goal.

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