1980, ISBN: 1578067170

Race has shaped public education in the Magnolia State, from Reconstruction through the Carter Administration. For The Hardest Deal of All: The Battle Over School Integration in Mississip… Plus…

Race has shaped public education in the Magnolia State, from Reconstruction through the Carter Administration. For The Hardest Deal of All: The Battle Over School Integration in Mississippi, 1870-1980 Charles C. Bolton mines newspaper accounts, interviews, journals, archival records, legal and financial documents, and other sources to uncover the complex story of one of Mississippi's most significant and vexing issues. This history closely examines specific events-the after-math of the Brown v. Board of Education decision, the 1966 protests and counter-demonstrations in Grenada, and the efforts of particular organizations-and carefully considers the broader picture. Despite a "separate but equal" doctrine established in the late nineteenth century, the state's racially divided school systems quickly developed vast differences in terms of financing, academic resources, teacher salaries, and quality of education. As one of the nation's poorest states, Mississippi could not afford to finance one school system adequately, much less two. For much of the twentieth century, whites fought hard to preserve the dual school system, in which the maintenance of one-race schools became the most important measure of educational quality. Blacks fought equally hard to end segregated schooling, realizing that their schools would remain underfunded and understaffed as long as they were not integrated. 19th century,20th century,administration,african-american studies,americas,discrimination and racism,education,education and reference,education and reference,education theory Race Relations, University Press of Mississippi<

1980, ISBN: 9781578067176

The history of the state's struggle to desegregate its schools The Hardest Deal of All: The Battle Over School Integration in Mississippi, 1870-1980 Bolton, Charles C., University Press o… Plus…

The history of the state's struggle to desegregate its schools The Hardest Deal of All: The Battle Over School Integration in Mississippi, 1870-1980 Bolton, Charles C., University Press of Mississippi<

1980, ISBN: 9781578067176

The history of the state's struggle to desegregate its schools Media > Book

1980, ISBN: 9781578067176

The history of the state's struggle to desegregate its schools Media >