The Awkward, Isolating Feeling of Being The Only Black Student in Class
<p>What does it feel like to be the only Black student in class? Surely, many had this experience in the years after <a href="https://www.archives.gov/milestone-documents/brown-v-board-of-education" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank"><em>Brown v. Board of Education</em></a>, a 1954 landmark Supreme Court case that ended the "separate but equal" mantra that White Americans used for nearly a century to maintain formal racial segregation of public schools. However, integration was never an easy process, and it's safe to say Black students felt the brunt of the discomfort. For instance, <a href="https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/ruby_bridges_991776" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">Ruby Bridges</a>, a 6-year-old girl, became the first to integrate an elementary school in the South. "Every day, I would show up, and there were no kids, just me and my teacher in the classroom. Every day, I would be escorted by marshals past a mob of people protesting and boycotting the school. This went on for a whole year," she shared.</p>
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