Talking Points #7

Lawrence, "One More River to Cross"

Premise:

• Segregation
• Race
• Society
• Label
• Inferior
• Label
• Ignored

Author's Argument:

Lawrence argues that the Brown decision which states "separate educational facilities are inherently unequal", did not remove the lable of inferiority.

Evidence:

The Brown decision allowed society to deny the fact that people of color are labeled as inferior and that their children are denied the same rights as whites. Being labeled as inferior gave black children a feeling of rejection which prevents them from moving forward or becoming together with the white people. America mush address the problem for the label of inferiority to be removed. Segregation can not be ignored. It needs to be addressed for its labels to be removes. This article reminds me of Johnson. The problem must be addressed for it to be changed; ignoring the problem will not remove it.