Worried

 

My father went to town today with a few of his friends and some other blacks for a protest, while my mother stays at home with me. I wanted to go with him, but my mom said it was too dangerous because you never know what the police will do. She is right though, because I have seen what can happen if we cross the police. My friend’s, brother participated in a protest and was beaten just for voicing his view on the situation. I’m really worried about my dad. The police don’t have any mercy for us, so he really needs to be careful. I don’t know what I would do without him. I pray to God that this is a peaceful protest today, and that there will be no police dogs, or bloodshed…

 

Police bring out the dogs during segregation protests

Waiting…

So it’s been a few months now and I still have to travel 20 miles away in order to get a decent education. It just isn’t fair. My mother and father cannot keep being late for work because of me. You would think that after this long, schools would obey the law and integrate, rather than closing down! I do not understand why schools don’t have to integrate blacks even though the Brown vs Board of education case was passed months ago! This is absolute bullshit, and if my parents get fired, what will we do?! I can’t drive yet, and my school is way too far to walk. I guess we will have to keep waiting for this racist hellhole that we call a town to choose to obey the law, and let me attend school…