my mom works at ge. tonight, we re back with another installment from our series all in america. we ll bring you original on the ground reporting from across the country, behind the 21st 21st century color line. it s been 6 other years since the supreme court ruled on brown vs. the board offed of indication, striking down formal segregation in schools across the country. we start in one of the most segregated school systems in the country, and may not be where you think it is. desegregation did more to close the achievement gap unanimous any other rule of law ever. it worked. this is a story about a school desegregating 60 years after brown versus the board of education. that 1954 supreme court ruling set off one of the most
that 1954 supreme court ruling set off one of the most contentious battles in this nation s racial history. state and local police were unable to control a mob which reacted in bitter violence on learning that nine negroes entered the school as students. the resistance was led by the governor of arkansas. we are now an occupied territory. it would become a rallying cry for segregationists across the country. i see a political organization based on racial nationalists. a third party based on race. state by state, district by district, school by school, desegregation came to the south, often met with bloody resistance. negro james meredith attended classes at the university of mississippi today. violent rioting broke out. two persons lost their lives. more than 75 were injured. meanwhile, most schools in north remained segregated. we have seen the north perfectly willing for the south to accept change in its social pattern is often quite reluctant
and see why 92% of our members plan to stay for life. ongoing all in america. original on the ground reporting from across the country behind the 21st century color line. it s been 60 years since supreme court ruled on brown versus the board of education, striking down formal segregation in schools across the country. we start this week in one of the most segregated school systems in country. it may not be where you think it is. desegregation did more to close the achievement gap than any other school reform. ever. it worked. this is a story about a school desegregating 60 years after brown versus the board of education. that 1954 supreme court ruling set off one of the most