“A black child was only half as likely to complete high school and only one-third as likely to complete college as a white child born at the same time and in same place” (Hubert). In the 1960s children were treated differently based on color in schools; Brown vs. Education and Little Rock Nine are two examples. There are many other examples of how children were treated in the 1960s, but these are the best known and show how people were treated. In the North most public schools were not segregated and in the South they were very segregated, very racist and had segregated public schools. People were rising up and fighting for the freedom America had promised them. Black parents wanted their children to attend white schools and receive a great education. They fought for equality for their children. The black population did not want segregated schools. But the majority of the white population fought to keep schools separate. Parents didn't want their children to go to school with black kids. Children at school in the 1960s were not treated for how intelligent they were or how kind and thoughtful they were but for the color of their skin. Most white children thought they were better than black children and resented them. They hated black kids for no reason other than their skin color. The schools resented them as much as the parents. White schools spent almost over 100 times more on school transportation than black schools because black schools did not have the funding (Hubert). The only time black schools received new school books was when white schools were finished with books and were receiving new ones. Black schools received very little funding and teachers were paid very little. Mississippi was the worst. Black schools had returned to Central High. Boys of different ages and colors were treated differently. Children were not treated based on their personality, but based on their skin color, white children at the time were treated better than black children. The case of Brown vs. Education showed how unequal and unfair it was to black kids. The Little Rock Nine fought for what they wanted and stayed in the school. Black children and white children were no different on the inside, only on the outside, and people thought that mattered. Works Cited Carter, Robert L. "SIRS Decades." and GENTLEMEN. April 21, 2014. Eisenhower, Dwight D. “SIRS Decades.” October 18, 1957. GENTLEMEN. April 21, 2014.Humphery, Hubert H. “SIRS Decades.” March 7, 1964. GENTLEMEN. April 16, 2014. Kirk, John A. “Crisis at Central High.” History Today (London, England) vol. 57, no. 9. September 2007: 23-30. SIRS Problem Researcher. Network. April 21. 2014.