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Essay / Still Separate but Equal: Segregation in American High Schools...
“Separate educational institutions are inherently unequal. » These words are what the Supreme Court declared in Brown v. Board of Education; a case that brought America closer to the end of segregation. It was May 17, 1954, sixty years later, and segregation is still a problem in schools, albeit a little less overtly. This can range from racially segregated proms to “apartheid schools.” No matter how you look at it, segregation is still alive and well in the school system. The first reason is that some traditions of racism are still practiced in schools and racially segregated proms still take place, as shown in the 2009 article "A Prom Divided." by Sara Corbett. This article talks about this problem occurring in the south and focuses on Montgomery County High School. It was stated that students were open to the idea of having friendships and even interracial relationships, but their parents, on the other hand, were not as open to the concept, a number of students and of white parents saying the same thing: “It’s just a tradition. » This means that...