Following the Civil War, those who viewed Blacks differently than Whites passed laws to discriminate against Blacks. These are now called Jim Crow laws. The Supreme Court ruled that "separate but equal" did not violate the Constitution. And so the USA became a segregated society. We had different schools, drinking fountains, and bathrooms.
In 1954, this view was overturned by Brown versus the Board of Education. Mr. Eisenhower was President. Now Mr. Truman is routinely given credit for "de-segregating" the military because he started the process, but it was on Mr. Eisenhower's watch that the process was completed.
SCOTUS ruled that separate was inherently unequal and thus unconstitutional. The decision was unanimous.
But an interesting fact is that before SCOTUS ruled, the schools on military bases had all been de-segregated by President Eisenhower.
Then of course there is that famous Saturday Evening Post cover painting by Norman Rockwell showing a little black girl walking to school between two United States Soldiers sent by Ike.
Ike had his flaws, like all our Presidents, but he gave us during his lifetime, our honor, our liberty and our lives.
In 1954, this view was overturned by Brown versus the Board of Education. Mr. Eisenhower was President. Now Mr. Truman is routinely given credit for "de-segregating" the military because he started the process, but it was on Mr. Eisenhower's watch that the process was completed.
SCOTUS ruled that separate was inherently unequal and thus unconstitutional. The decision was unanimous.
But an interesting fact is that before SCOTUS ruled, the schools on military bases had all been de-segregated by President Eisenhower.
Then of course there is that famous Saturday Evening Post cover painting by Norman Rockwell showing a little black girl walking to school between two United States Soldiers sent by Ike.
Ike had his flaws, like all our Presidents, but he gave us during his lifetime, our honor, our liberty and our lives.
