Separate but Equal The Desegregation of American Schools |
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| Author:
| Wallace Sharp, Anne |
| Series title: | Lucent Library of Black History Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-59018-953-5 |
| Publication Date: | Nov 2006 |
| Publisher: | Greenhaven Publishing LLC
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| Imprint: | Lucent Press |
| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $35.08 |
Book Description:
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Despite many legal attempts to overturn state-sponsored racial segregation in schools, public spaces, and on public transportation during the early twentieth century, the practice of segregation was legally enforced in the United Sates until the late 1960s. This informative edition describes the inequality of education between white and African American students after the Civil War, the legal cases that forced the integration of schools, and the reactions to the desegregation of...
More DescriptionDespite many legal attempts to overturn state-sponsored racial segregation in schools, public spaces, and on public transportation during the early twentieth century, the practice of segregation was legally enforced in the United Sates until the late 1960s. This informative edition describes the inequality of education between white and African American students after the Civil War, the legal cases that forced the integration of schools, and the reactions to the desegregation of schools that still continue today.