desegregation

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• SOURCE: NPR
  11/7/2020
  

  60 Years Later, Ruby Bridges Tells Her Story In 'This Is Your Time'

  Ruby Bridges, whose integration of New Orleans Schools in 1960 was captured by Norman Rockwell, has written a children's history book about her experiences. 

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• SOURCE: The Atlantic
  9/29/2020
  

  The Persistence of Segregation in South Carolina

  The Supreme Court's artful directive to desegregate with "all deliberate speed" invited many school districts to do so as slowly as possible. Historian Millicent Brown was the first Black student to integrate a white high school in Charleston, South Carolina and has researched a book about the experiences of similar students. 

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• 9/13/2020
  

  The Garbage Troop: Segregation, Primatology, and Republican Rhetoric

  by Guy Lancaster

  Donald Trump and his Republican Party are not afraid that Joe Biden’s election will destroy America. They’re afraid that it won’t. 

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• 9/6/2020
  

  The "Triple Nickles": Jim Crow Was an Elite Black Airborne Battalion's Toughest Foe

  by Robert F. Williams

  The lesson of the 555th Parachute Infantry Battalion for African Americans is a sadly familiar one: proving oneself is not enough; becoming members of a select fraternity was not enough to earn the respect and equality that comes with full citizenship.

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• SOURCE: Washington Post
  7/28/2020
  

  History Meets Mythology: Debate Stirs over Push to Rename T.C. Williams High School, of ‘Remember the Titans’ Fame

  Thomas Chambliss Williams served as superintendent of Alexandria City Public Schools from the 1930s to the 1960s. He resisted integration, argued black and white students learn differently and fired a black cafeteria worker when she joined a NAACP lawsuit compelling Alexandria to end segregation.

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• SOURCE: Washington Post
  6/23/2020
  

  The Military Provides a Model for how Institutions can Address Racism

  by Margaret B. Montgomery

  Making good on the military's policies of desegregation required organized pressure to change military justice and the communities around military installations. 

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• SOURCE: Facing South
  5/24/2020
  

  Remembering Ray Eurquhart, a Lifelong Activist Radicalized in the Military

  Ray Eurquhart developed as an activist by organizing his fellow Air Force personnel during his Vietnam-era service, bringing the demands of civil rights movements into the military.

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• SOURCE: Washington Post
  2/25/20
  

  Katherine Johnson should also be remembered for desegregating higher education

  by Crystal R. Sanders

  The mathematician’s experience showed how valuable diversity can be for inspiring scientific progress.

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• SOURCE: The Conversation
  7/24/19
  

  The Supreme Court decision that kept suburban schools segregated

  by Jon Hale

  The Milliken v. Bradley decision sanctioned a form of segregation that has allowed suburbs to escape being included in court-ordered desegregation and busing plans with nearby cities.

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• SOURCE: The Atlantic
  Accessed 7/18/19
  

  Historian Drew Gilpin Faust Pens Personal and Historical Essay: "Race, History, and Memories of a Virginia Girlhood"

  by Drew Gilpin Faust

  She looks back at the legacy of slavery and Jim Crow in her home state.

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• SOURCE: NY Times
  7/6/19
  

  ‘Do You Support Busing?’ Is Not the Best Question

  Issues of educational inequality raised by a 1970s-era practice remain relevant today, but language can obscure what’s really at stake.

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• SOURCE: The Atlantic
  7/1/19
  

  There’s a Generational Shift in the Debate Over Busing

  by Matthew Delmont

  Kamala Harris took part in a bold experiment as a child—and the experiences of her generation may transform the debate over desegregation.

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• SOURCE: House Committee on Education and Labor
  5/17/19
  

  Video of the Week: Brown v. Board at 65, A Promise Unfulfilled

  This six-minute video gives a powerful overview of the Supreme Court decision.

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• SOURCE: Washington Post
  5/12/19
  

  If judicial nominees don’t support ‘Brown v. Board,’ they don’t support the rule of law

  by Sherrilyn Ifill

  Few of us — no matter our race, color or creed — would recognize our democracy or legal system without the changes touched off by this momentous civil rights case.

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• SOURCE: WAMU
  3/18/19
  

  The Turkish Embassy’s Surprising Role In Desegregating D.C. Jazz

  What was a completely segregated art slowly — and somewhat secretly — began to integrate in the halls of the Turkish Embassy.

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• SOURCE: Washington Post
  2/8/19
  

  Eric Foner Reviews "Separate" by Steve Luxenberg

  by Eric Foner

  '“Separate' reminds us that our history is not simply a narrative of greater and greater freedom."

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• SOURCE: Pacific Standard
  1/2/19
  

  AS A SIX-YEAR-OLD, LEONA TATE HELPED DESEGREGATE SCHOOLS. NOW SHE WANTS OTHERS TO LEARN THAT HISTORY.

  by Katy Reckdahl

  Tate plans to open an educational center in the New Orleans school she attended as one of only three black students in 1960.

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• 8/19/18
  

  The Heroes of School Desegregation Were the Teachers

  by Michael T. Gengler

  Case study: What happened in Gainesville, Florida in the 1970s.

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• 3/25/18
  

  Before Kap and Ali There Was Baseball’s Dr. Wimbish

  by Adam Henig

  He helped desegregate spring training.

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• SOURCE: Salon
  7-31-17
  

  Donald Trump’s transgender ban vs. Harry Truman’s desegregation order: A backward echo of the past

  by Jonathan Zimmerman

  Many of the same arguments Trump used last week also came up in 1948. Thankfully for history, Truman didn't listen.