T his is the story of how Mrs. Irene McVay helped start the process that finally gave American Blacks access to an equal education.
Racism is the norm.
Blacks are not allowed to drink from the same water fountains as Whites. They fear Whites and the Ku Klux Klan. Blacks and Whites go to their own separate schools, and integration has not yet started. As you can imagine, the students daring protest drew a lot of media attention. The students parents joined the cause.