School segregation in western North Carolina
Subtitle: a history, 1860s-1970s
By: Betty Jamerson Reed
Series: Contributions to Southern Appalachian studies -- 31
Publisher: McFarland & Company; Mcfarland & Co Inc Pub
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Jefferson, N.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 264
ISBN-13: 9780786459650
Subjects: Segregation in education; History; Education; Education (Secondary); African Americans
Description: "Although African Americans make up a small portion of the population of western North Carolina, they have contributed much to the area's physical and cultural landscape. This study surveys the region's segregated black schools from Reconstruction through integration and reveals the struggles, achievements, and victory of a unified community intent on achieving an adequate education for its children"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Roadblocks to opportunity; title: Tracks of African Americans; title: Steps to integration; title: Gateway policies for education; title: Gateway push to education; title: Conceptual path to schools; title: Pragmatic path to schools; title: Leaders in secondary education; title: Turmoil in secondary education; title: Reconciliation in secondary education; title: Expectations of education; title: Appendix: High spots in Negro history.