Title: A line in the sand
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.
Subjects: African American students, Segregation in education, Education, African Americans, Education and state, History
Places: Nantucket, Massachusetts
Time periods: 19th century