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Have you read about what desegregation of schools in Alabama was like? That certainly doesn't sound like a society that was ready for federal action. The Nation
by harryh 12y ago
Have you read about what desegregation of schools in Alabama was like? That certainly doesn't sound like a society that was ready for federal action. The National Guard was federalized and had to push aside the Governor and crowds of protesting white people.
- bmelton 12y agoI have. That some people clearly weren't ready for it doesn't mean that the majority of society wasn't. That said, despite all the negative publicity, there were plenty of sympathizers in Alabama happily swimming against the tide in favor of desegregation.
- harryh 12y agoWhat constitutes society though? The majority of the US as a whole? The majority of Alabama? The majority of the city of Tuscaloosa?