School segregation in western North Carolina : a history, 1860s-1970s / Betty Jamerson Reed.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Reed, Betty Jamerson, 1937-

Series:

Contributions to southern Appalachian studies ; 31.

Contributions to southern Appalachian studies ; 31

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

African Americans--Education--North Carolina, Western--History.

African Americans.

African Americans--Education (Secondary)--North Carolina, Western--History.

Segregation in education--United States--History.

Segregation in education.

History.

African Americans--Education (Secondary).

African Americans--Education.

United States.

Western North Carolina.

Physical Description:

xii, 264 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm.

Place of Publication:

Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland, [2011]

Summary:

"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.

Contents:

Roadblocks to opportunity

Tracks of African Americans

Steps to integration

Gateway policies for education

Gateway push to education

Conceptual path to schools

Pragmatic path to schools

Leaders in secondary education

Turmoil in secondary education

Reconciliation in secondary education

Expectations of education

Appendix: High spots in Negro history.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780786459650

0786459654

OCLC:

706409837