Brown+V.+Board+of+Education+Script

News: Thank you Mr brown and linda for joining us today. What compelled you to sue the school board? MR: My daughter had to walk long distances and the school books were old and used, Unlike the new books the white kids got to use. News: How did you feel about this problem Linda? linda: well I did not think it was fair to treat the white kids better than us, What makes them so much better than me. News: WOW okay how did you feel about the white kids having the bus and you have to walk to school. Mr.: well most days she had to walk because i did not have any money to buy enough fuel to drive her so it was very hard for her to walk so far. Linda: Ya like my dad said I had to walk very far even though their was a white kids school right around the corner. New: linda how does your school compare to the white school Linda: We get all the bad supplies while the white school gets all new shiny things. News: Mr. Brown how do you feel about the Naacp helping your cause? Mr. I feel very grateful for their support to make equal education for all the kids. News; thank you both for your time

Interviewees: John W. Davis, James Lindsey Almond Jr. Interviewer: Andy Pickart

Andy: Thank you John W. Davis and James Lindsey Almond for joining us in this interview today. Davis, you were the lead attorney for South Carolina, and James, you for Virgina. Would you mind explaining some of the arguments you used to defend segregated schooling?

Joey: Well first of all, the constitution did not require white and black children to attend the same schools. Secondly, we were making a good faith effort to equalize the two educational systems.

Andy: So far, these effects are not visible. Do you have an explanation for this?

Max: well, because black children are still recovering from the effects of slavery, integration is a fragile process, and will take some time.

Andy: Interesting. Did you use any other points to defend your position?

Max: Well, we think social separation of blacks and whites should be regulated by the states, because it is a regional custom. We pointed this out to the court.

Joey: Not only that, segregation is not harmful to any race.

Andy: However, some people think otherwise. Can you provide some examples of why segregation is not harmful?

Joey: Once again, states are doing what they can to equalize segregated schooling. When two schools provide the same education, there is no harm in going to one or the other.

Andy: If this is the case, where is the problem with having one school for all races.

Max: It is ingrained in our tradition to have blacks separated from whites. Also, many believe in the intellectual inferiority of blacks, and we fear that putting them in the same school might hinder white student’s education.

Andy: I see. Thank you for your time. I appreciate your responses to these commonly asked questions.

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