Monte Irvin: “the only thing a black youth could aspire to be was a bellboy”
“I was all-state in four sports in New Jersey, but sometimes I couldn’t get served at a restaurant two blocks from my high school. There were no job...
Tag: civil rights
Elizabeth Eckford quote about the first day of school integration in Little Rock, Arkansas.
“I am Elizabeth Eckford. I am part of the group that became known as the Little Rock Nine. Prior to the [de]segregation of Central, there had been one hig...