Lawrence

In this essay Lawrence discusses the progress since the case of Brown v. the Board of Ed.
The first quote I picked I really liked because its part of when Lawrence describes the purpose of segregation, which clearly shows that there is no way that the concept could lead to a separate but equal world. “The first is that segregation’s only purpose is to label or define blacks as inferior and thus exclude them from full and equal participation in society.” The other quote that I found interesting was, “it is nonetheless important that we keep these self evident truths clear in our minds. Too often have we been sidetracked in our struggles because we have lost sight of our goal, or accepted the oppressor’s definitions, or mistaken the means for the ends.” I love this quote because I completely agree. We as a society cannot just think that things are great the way they are, we all need to fight every day for issues of equality so that in future generations it will be better. But I know that even if today we destroyed the lines of inequality of race, gender, sex, and any other conceivable problem, there will be a new one that arises. Its human nature it seems to only care about your own “kind” so sadly there will always be something to fight for. But if we as a generation stand up to these inequalities it’ll hopefully make it easier for future generations to do the same.