There were many reasons for the uproar the desegregation of schools in the 1950's caused in America. After the civil war, 1863, black slaves were to be freed but a series of `Jim Crow Laws' were legalised by the Supreme Court in Southern states and allowed the absolute segregation of black people in transport, neighbourhoods, restaurants, parks and most importantly, education.

Black people accepted their place in society so essentially there was no problem but trouble began to surface after the Second World War. African Americans were sent to western countries to fight for freedom they didn't even have in their own country. While in these countries, they could experience life without isolation and as they began to push for a change, so the problems began to emerge.

Hostility materialized from white people who began to use violence in order to maintain their previous standard of living. The underlying...