Women Activists in the Fight for Georgia School Desegregation, 1958-1961 Contributor(s): Dartt, Rebecca H. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0786438436 ISBN-13: 9780786438433 Publisher: McFarland & Company OUR PRICE: $29.65 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2008 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Women's Studies - Education | History - Education | Educational Policy & Reform |
Dewey: 379.263 |
LCCN: 2008022974 |
Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5.9" W x 8.8" (0.70 lbs) 229 pages |
Themes: - Sex & Gender - Feminine - Geographic Orientation - Georgia - Chronological Period - 1950's - Chronological Period - 1960's |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: On the heels of the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Brown v. Board of Education, the Georgia General Assembly enacted a series of massive anti-desegregation laws to stand in opposition to the federal mandate. Governor Ernest Vandiver was elected with an overwhelming majority after promising to close every school if even one Negro entered a white classroom. While the fight for segregated schools was certainly strong, a small group of women in Atlanta's white community played a radical role in bringing peaceful desegregation to the Georgia school system. This book tells the story of HOPE (Help Our Public Education), beginning with a small neighborhood coffee chat then growing through mail and meeting campaigns across the state. The women of HOPE changed the school crisis from politics-as-usual to public controversy. Based on factual material found in library special collections, books, newspapers, transcripts, symposiums, and several interviews, this book honors and tells the story of a small group of courageous, hard-working women credited with creating a public climate in which peaceful desegregation was possible. |