1955年，艾拉·费兹洁拉因在一场种族融合的观众面前演唱而被捕。

1955 and 2035

It doesnt look insane to the modern eye AT ALL. This is what this country is, and always has been.

I would have been 4 or 5 years old when this picture was taken. I remember watching the news on TV when troops came in to Alabama to enforce integration in public schools. This was in my lifetime and yet when I start talking with an older person of color the conversation is almost always pleasant. When old guys and I start talking pretty soon we’re laughing. And I wonder how they can be so forgiving given the racial injustice they have undergone. That is why I think those people who so oppose ideas of diversity, equity and inclusion as if those ideas are so unfair, those people are racist. And myopic and selfish.

Photographers/reporters were waiting for the group to arrive at the police station (tipped off by cops obviously). I always felt she looked more uncomfortable than sad knowing photographers were there snapping away but just my opinion. When they paid the fine and were released, they all went back and played the second set.

It's so sad

Same! I was just thinking that I understand posting it over and over again, but every time I see it I want to cry. I’m tired of living in a country that makes talented, brilliant, hardworking and/or kind and loving people feel small and dirty, just bc of what we look like. I’m sick of it.

Gurl, they won and they’re conducting terror campaigns on Hispanic people.

I think the LBJ quote regarding racism still rings very true to this day; ““I’ll tell you what’s at the bottom of it,” he said. “If you can convince the lowest white man he’s better than the best colored man, he won’t notice you’re picking his pocket. Hell, give him somebody to look down on, and he’ll empty his pockets for you.” Its less about maintaining a separated society based on race because one is "better" than the other, but rather more about maintaining a certain status quo in which certain people profit from that separation. And I also think that that quote could be applied to large number of these culture war issues that have come and gone over the years.

This is so important to remember, racism in the US (and around the world) is still very much alive. Those people didn’t change their minds overnight, others forced laws to change that’s it. We need to keep forcing progress.

My mom is the exact same age as Ruby Bridges, I always use that benchmark to remind myself how *incredibly* recent this all was. I think the black & white photos (that generally depict this era, since this particular one is of course in color) can make people feel more distant/removed from this time than we actually are

More like 1851, before the south got humiliated

Thank you for being so open and honest about this, because I know this happens to many people but they aren’t as open as you. You should feel proud of yourself now and overcome that shame. You’re becoming a better person. That’s more than what most people do.