| Bringing Desegregation Home: Memories of the Struggle Toward School Integration in Rural North Carolina 2009 Edition Contributor(s): Willink, K. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0230611354 ISBN-13: 9780230611351 Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan OUR PRICE: $52.24 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: November 2009 Annotation: In l954, the U.S. Supreme Court ordered states to eliminate racial segregation in public schools with "all deliberate speed." Crafty all-white school boards in "progressive" North Carolina delayed "de jure" segregation for decades and condoned elements of "de facto" segregation that persist today. This intimate study exposes the turmoil that the Court's decision unleashed in a quiet rural community. Brave students, worried parents, teachers, principals who were fired all tell their fascinating stories, filled with pride, disappointment, humor and terror. It uncovers a striking gap between black and white memories and raises questions about how we can progress toward an integrated society. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Ethnic Studies - African American Studies - History | United States - State & Local - South (al,ar,fl,ga,ky,la,ms,nc,sc,tn,va,wv) - History | United States - 20th Century |
| Dewey: 379.263 |
| LCCN: 2009006417 |
| Series: Palgrave Studies in Oral History |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 6.1" W x 9.3" (1.00 lbs) 222 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - African American - Chronological Period - 20th Century |
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| Publisher Description: This study collects the oral histories of residents of a single county in North Carolina who lived through the consequences of desegregation, examining the complex social and historical constructions of racial difference in education. |