Southern stalemate :: five years without public education in Prince Edward County, Virginia /

In 1959, Virginia & rsquo;s Prince Edward County closed its public schools rather than obey a court order to desegregate. For five years, black children were left to fend for themselves while the courts decided if the county could continue to deny its citizens public education. Investigating thi...

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1. Verfasser: Bonastia, Christopher, 1967-
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2012.
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Zusammenfassung:In 1959, Virginia & rsquo;s Prince Edward County closed its public schools rather than obey a court order to desegregate. For five years, black children were left to fend for themselves while the courts decided if the county could continue to deny its citizens public education. Investigating this remarkable and nearly forgotten story of local, state, and federal political confrontation, Christopher Bonastia recounts the test of wills that pitted resolute African Americans against equally steadfast white segregationists in a battle over the future of public education in America. Beginning in 1951.
Beschreibung:1 online resource (337 pages)
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780226063911
0226063917

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