Gerogetown Highschool

       The newspaper ran an article about how the all-black highschool in Swansboro, NC was burned in 1966-- and that it was wonderful because now then the students HAD to integrate to attend school.  The premise of the article is that the segragated schools were detrimental to the kids mental health and that having their school burned down was the best thing that ever happened to the kids because they would then have to attend the all-white schools which would supposedly give the students a better education.  Let me lay out the facts of what this article is reporting...

(1) Assuming that segregation was in fact bad for a students maturation, mental health, and sense of unity.

"Betty Wilson remembers what it was like to sit in a classroom full of students sharing the same skin color - something her students at Summersill Elementary School have not had to experience."

       --Why does Mrs. Wilson believe that the segregated school (which was obviously of benefit to the African-Americans) was something that the students "had to experience" as if it were a non-beneficial, instead of viewing it as the greatest gift that the white community ever gave to the black community?  

(2)  Assuming that the benefits of "self determination" and racial unity were not in the best interest of t he students, which is proven to be wrong. 

"The culture and environment at Georgetown was much, much different than high schools in general now. It was all African-American. Issues, concerns and things that students and teachers talked about were basically African-American issues," he said. "There was a strong emphasis, a strong push, for us to be successful."

       --This statement (made by a former Georgetown student) flat out proves that the segregated school was beneficial for the mental health and maturation, development, and knowledge of the black student.  This is the best example for a segregated school that I have ever seen.

(3)  Furthur assuming that racial integration in the all-white schools was beneficial for all races which were forced to integrate.

"When we got to Swansboro, that was very interesting because we had been led to believe that we would get a better opportunity, I guess, because we were told they had more up-to-date equipment, the more up-to-date books. That is where we really wanted to be. But I didn't find that to be necessarily true..."

       --Just because some parents, or educator thought that integration of the schools was for the best, who did it really benefit?  Just because a student was able to attend whatever school his parents wanted him to...  did it really mean that it was a good idea?  I suppose that nobody ever thought about whether or not the black students wanted to integrate into an all-white school.  As much as white students and parents did not want an integrated school, how many of the black children and students honestly desired to have an integrated school system???  

       Looking at the reason that Mrs. Wilson so fervently desired to attend an intergrated school, the number-one reason for integration (in her mind) was the lack of funds.  It should have occured to Mrs. Wilson that after integrating the schools the level of emphasis put on black students to succeed was going to sharply drop because the gift of "Self Determination" was taken away from the students.  

       Now for the conspiracy theory...  Who burned the school, and what was their motive?  Depending on who you ask, the most common answer may have been that the school was burned by some angry white man who wanted to get rid of the black school.  Possible, but highly unlikely.  The reason why is that anyone who had even a half of a brain would realize that the black students would have to attend school SOMEWHERE and the only solution would be the segregated white schools in the city.  So who really burned the school?  My opinion is that the school was burned by someone from the black community who was pushing the integration agenda and was doing everything possible to force the issue.

       Now that I have made my case, what do YOU think was the real tragedy in this case???  The African-American community had their right to self-determination stolen from them, the greatest gift that the white community ever gave to them.

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