After the Civil War, the Southern found a way to keep the African Americans separate by introducing the segregation laws. These laws separated African Americans from the white by building different schools, public places, parks, etc. When the Brown v. Board of Education decision declared the same school to everyone, most southerners had no plan of desegregating their schools. The issue began when nine African American students enrolled in Little Rock Central High School.
Thurmond and Russell Jr. declared that ruling by the Supreme Court was not right because states have the rights to bring change in the school system.
