Just like A Tree
Just like a tree that's standing by the water, we shall not be moved. We remember singing that song while attending Clarendon school district 1 in Summerton, SC. Hello, my name is Sabrina H. and I am a graduate of the historic Scott's Branch High school. In recent news specials on the Brown vs. Board of Education ruling, one key element was left out. It is of one of the cases that were included in the Brown vs. Board of Education; Briggs vs. Elliot. The struggle that was started then is still a focus for me and my Summerton community. I understand that the prettiest story with the happiest ending is what historians share. We, in Summerton share and remember a different story. My only concern with the issue is how we have been left behind?
I can now conceive how a person can be a part of something so long that they adapt because no sign of change is in sight. "Racism is such a strong word" is what my mother says. When prompted to integrate, those that were not in favor started their own school. The mentality of the older residence is that of complacency. The high school that I graduated from has not had a white graduate since the Brown vs. Our children look to us for direction but we only know what we have seen. My friends and I have promised each other that we would not only tell the story but help to implement programs that will help to make Summerton one community instead of two. My generation (generation X) has no direction because we are in search of a Dr. The town of Summerton is like no other I have seen. The ruling was a spring board for Topeka, Kansas, but it is evident that change was not welcome in Summerton, SC. We are determined to see things change. How could we have been left behind? I shed a tear as I type only because the celebrations that were recently held seemed to me a call for a revolution.
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