A line in the sand
Subtitle: the battle to integrate Nantucket Public Schools, 1825-1847
By: Barbara Ann White
Publisher: Spinner Publications
Published: 2009
Place of publication: New Bedford, Mass
Language: eng
Number of pages: 118
ISBN-13: 9780932027436
Other titles: Battle to integrate Nantucket Public Schools, 1825 - 1847
Description: Integration of the Nantucket's schools followed eight years of contention in the 1840s. Boycotts, petitions, and violence resulted in the first law in the United States to guarantee equal education for all citizens regardless of race.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.