Schools in transition : community experiences in desegregation

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This book reports some of the recent experiences of twenty-four communities in states bordering the South as they have moved from racially segregated toward integrated public schools. It aims to be a study based on facts. Within the limits of ordinary human fallibility, it tries to present a balance...

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Other Authors: Williams, Robin M., Jr., 1914-2006 (Editor), Ryan, Margaret W., 1922- (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Chapel Hill : The University of North Carolina Press, [1954]
Series:UNC Press law publications.
Civil rights and social justice.
Subjects:
1900-1999
African Americans > Education.
African Americans > Segregation.
Segregation in education.
Segregation in education > United States.
EDUCATION > General.
Race relations
African Americans > Segregation
African Americans > Education
Segregation in education
Education
Cincinnati (Ohio) > Race relations > History > 20th century.
Cairo (Ill.) > Race relations > History > 20th century.
Gary (Ind.) > Race relations > History > 20th century.
South Bend (Ind.) > Race relations > History > 20th century.
Camden (N.J.) > Race relations > History > 20th century.
Atlantic City (N.J.) > Race relations > History > 20th century.
Burlington (N.J.) > Race relations > History > 20th century.
Salem (N.J.) > Race relations > History > 20th century.
Phoenix (Ariz.) > Race relations > History > 20th century.
Douglas (Ariz.) > Race relations > History > 20th century.
Nogales (Ariz.) > Race relations > History > 20th century.
Tucson (Ariz.) > Race relations > History > 20th century.
Carlsbad (N.M.) > Race relations > History > 20th century.
Alamogordo (N.M.) > Race relations > History > 20th century.
Roswell (N.M.) > Race relations > History > 20th century.
Hobbs (N.M.) > Race relations > History > 20th century.
Clovis (N.M.) > Race relations > History > 20th century.
United States
Ohio > Cincinnati
New Mexico > Roswell
New Mexico > Hobbs
New Mexico > Clovis
New Mexico > Carlsbad
New Mexico > Alamogordo
New Jersey > Salem
New Jersey > Camden
New Jersey > Burlington
New Jersey > Atlantic City
Indiana > South Bend
Indiana > Gary
Illinois > Cairo
Arizona > Tucson
Arizona > Phoenix
Arizona > Nogales
Arizona > Douglas
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Table of Contents:
  • Part I. The background ; What desegregation means
  • State laws set limits
  • Part II. Desegregation required ; The gradual approach : Cincinnati, Ohio
  • Variation under the law : Indianapolis and other Indiana communities
  • Community in chaos : Cairo, Illinois
  • Reaction to shock : Gary and South Bend, Indiana
  • Toward integration : Camden, Atlantic City, Burlington, and Salem, New Jersey
  • Part III. Desegregation permitted ; Initial hesitation : Phoenix, Douglas, and Nogales, Arizona ; Mount Holly, New Jersey
  • Patterns of adjustment : Carlsbad, Las Cruces, Alamogordo, and Roswell, New Mexico
  • Response to the Supreme Court decision : Hobbs and Clovis, New Mexico
  • Mission accomplished : Tucson, Arizona
  • Part IV. Implications for the future ; In summary : review and prelude
  • Appendices.

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