Integration
High School changes in 195710 total reviews
Comment from karenina
I often talk to my grandchildren (who are mixed race, as my son married a beautiful and bright black woman)--and tell them of the way things were and how hard it was to create change. I understand when you say you would not have known better. God Bless Gwendolyn! She persevered...and inched equal rights that much closer. Prejudice still exists...and it's become such a divisive issue once again. I wish people today would stop and look how far we've come...and how far we've yet to go.
Excellent non-fiction story.
Karenina
reply by the author on 26-Nov-2023
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I often talk to my grandchildren (who are mixed race, as my son married a beautiful and bright black woman)--and tell them of the way things were and how hard it was to create change. I understand when you say you would not have known better. God Bless Gwendolyn! She persevered...and inched equal rights that much closer. Prejudice still exists...and it's become such a divisive issue once again. I wish people today would stop and look how far we've come...and how far we've yet to go.
Excellent non-fiction story.
Karenina
Comment Written 25-Nov-2023
reply by the author on 26-Nov-2023
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Your thoughts are mine exactly. Sometimes I feel like we are going backwards in our country. All I can do is live with kindness and love for my fellowman. Sarah
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Precisely. I will not yield to the current backslide. Kindness and love will rule the day!
Comment from Carol Hillebrenner
This is a lovely story as it seems Gwendolyn wasn't exactly welcomed, but she was allowed to be there, and the boys tried to cover the nasty words written on the street. How brave and lonely she must have been. It is good of you to celebrate her courage. You might want to put commas in the following sentence . . . reporters (,) tv cameras(,) and . . .
reply by the author on 24-Aug-2022
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This is a lovely story as it seems Gwendolyn wasn't exactly welcomed, but she was allowed to be there, and the boys tried to cover the nasty words written on the street. How brave and lonely she must have been. It is good of you to celebrate her courage. You might want to put commas in the following sentence . . . reporters (,) tv cameras(,) and . . .
Comment Written 23-Aug-2022
reply by the author on 24-Aug-2022
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Thank you Carol for your kind words as well as your help and support. I will put those commas in the story. Again, thanks. Sarah
Comment from Jannypan (Jan)
You did a great job with your post, Sarah. Your words/lines
were well thought out. The picture was perfect--what beautiful
young lady. You described the situation well. I could see
everything you wrote.
Thanks for sharing and caring, Jan
reply by the author on 24-Aug-2022
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You did a great job with your post, Sarah. Your words/lines
were well thought out. The picture was perfect--what beautiful
young lady. You described the situation well. I could see
everything you wrote.
Thanks for sharing and caring, Jan
Comment Written 23-Aug-2022
reply by the author on 24-Aug-2022
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Thank you Jan for your kind words. I appreciate your help and support. It is so nice to be with a group like FanStory. I am looking forward to reading some of your stories. Sarah
Comment from Sandra Stoner-Mitchell
It must have been hard for those children, and I can only admire them. I'm glad it's different for them now, it was cruel and unchristian to have used them as slaves just because they were black. All countries contributed to their sad lives. The picture you have of her is lovely. I enjoyed reading your story, well done! :)) Sandra xx
reply by the author on 21-Aug-2022
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It must have been hard for those children, and I can only admire them. I'm glad it's different for them now, it was cruel and unchristian to have used them as slaves just because they were black. All countries contributed to their sad lives. The picture you have of her is lovely. I enjoyed reading your story, well done! :)) Sandra xx
Comment Written 21-Aug-2022
reply by the author on 21-Aug-2022
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Thank you, Sandra for your kind words. I agree that life was not easy for them. I appreciate your support and comments and I look forward to reading some of your work. Sarah
Comment from K.L. Rockquemore
I enjoyed reading this story of integration set in 1957.
Your writing is clear, honest, detailed, and reflective.
The descriptive language used paints a vivid picture of the setting, and the sensory details help connect the reader to your writing.
I love that you have included a photo of
Gwendolyn, her portrait adds dimension and life to the story.
This is an important post because it reminds people of what was.
Unfortunately there are people who will shy away from racial topics and themes written in prose.
Thank you for sharing.
reply by the author on 21-Aug-2022
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I enjoyed reading this story of integration set in 1957.
Your writing is clear, honest, detailed, and reflective.
The descriptive language used paints a vivid picture of the setting, and the sensory details help connect the reader to your writing.
I love that you have included a photo of
Gwendolyn, her portrait adds dimension and life to the story.
This is an important post because it reminds people of what was.
Unfortunately there are people who will shy away from racial topics and themes written in prose.
Thank you for sharing.
Comment Written 20-Aug-2022
reply by the author on 21-Aug-2022
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Thank you K.L. for your kind words. I appreciate your support and your comments about this post. I am enjoying being with a group who help each other. Sarah
Comment from Annmuma
I remember those times. Although I graduated in 1961, our rural Tioga Louisiana school was still not integrated. The things that went on are unbelievable and there is too much of it still happening today.
Good story. Glad to see you are writing and posting here on Fanstory. I had taken a little time off, I decided to write one today as well. Just posted.
Keep up the good work. ann
reply by the author on 21-Aug-2022
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I remember those times. Although I graduated in 1961, our rural Tioga Louisiana school was still not integrated. The things that went on are unbelievable and there is too much of it still happening today.
Good story. Glad to see you are writing and posting here on Fanstory. I had taken a little time off, I decided to write one today as well. Just posted.
Keep up the good work. ann
Comment Written 20-Aug-2022
reply by the author on 21-Aug-2022
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Thanks, Ann for your kind words. I appreciate your help and support. I will check out your new post shortly. Thanks for the heads up. Sarah
Comment from Wayne Fowler
Nicely written. Good work.
In970, - oops
Blessings on those boys who covered the bad words. I hope they were rewarded in life.
Those were tumultuous times. I can't imagine how difficult it was for the black kids.
Best wishes.
reply by the author on 21-Aug-2022
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Nicely written. Good work.
In970, - oops
Blessings on those boys who covered the bad words. I hope they were rewarded in life.
Those were tumultuous times. I can't imagine how difficult it was for the black kids.
Best wishes.
Comment Written 20-Aug-2022
reply by the author on 21-Aug-2022
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Thanks Wayne for your kind words. And thank you for your help and support. I got 1970 fixed. It is great to be in a group that help each other. I look forward to reading some of your work. Sarah
Comment from Erika Seshadri
Hello Sarah,
This is touching. It highlights both the positive and negative emotions that came with integration. I can only imagine how that must have felt for Gwendolyn at the time. The ending is very sweet.
You have a typo, I think... "In970" should be "In 1970" I believe.
Thank you for sharing this interesting piece of history from your perspective.
Erika
reply by the author on 21-Aug-2022
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Hello Sarah,
This is touching. It highlights both the positive and negative emotions that came with integration. I can only imagine how that must have felt for Gwendolyn at the time. The ending is very sweet.
You have a typo, I think... "In970" should be "In 1970" I believe.
Thank you for sharing this interesting piece of history from your perspective.
Erika
Comment Written 20-Aug-2022
reply by the author on 21-Aug-2022
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Thanks Erika for your kind words. I appreciate your support and help. I fixed 1970 thanks to you. I look forward to reading some of your work. Sarah
Comment from Terry Broxson
Sarah, you have written a story about a turbulent time in our country. We still have turbulent times. But they are not about the right to education and who teaches it and does the learning. Good job. Terry.
reply by the author on 20-Aug-2022
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Sarah, you have written a story about a turbulent time in our country. We still have turbulent times. But they are not about the right to education and who teaches it and does the learning. Good job. Terry.
Comment Written 20-Aug-2022
reply by the author on 20-Aug-2022
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Thanks, Terry for your kind words. I appreciate your help and support. I think my computer problem is solved. I have more stories to write!
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Go get 'em, kiddo!
Comment from jessizero
This was an interesting read. I missed all of that, but you described it very well, so I can almost imagine what it was like. I loved the ending of the story, with your son's teacher lending him books and teaching him to read. :)
Thank you for sharing, and best wishes to you.
reply by the author on 20-Aug-2022
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This was an interesting read. I missed all of that, but you described it very well, so I can almost imagine what it was like. I loved the ending of the story, with your son's teacher lending him books and teaching him to read. :)
Thank you for sharing, and best wishes to you.
Comment Written 20-Aug-2022
reply by the author on 20-Aug-2022
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Thank you jessizero for your kind words. I appreciate your help and support. I am excited to read other writers work and enjoying being in the group. Nice people!
