desegregation

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• SOURCE: Wall Street Journal
  2/18/2023
  

  One Historian's Journey Comes Full Circle in Her Hometown

  by Annette Gordon-Reed

  After Brown v. Board of Education, the schools in Conroe, Texas preserved segregation under the guise of "freedom of choice"—backed by custom and a history of racist violence. In 1964, Alfred and Bettye Jean Gordon enrolled their daughter in a previously all-white school. This year, the town named a new school for her. 

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• 4/10/2022
  

  Ketanji Brown Jackson's Forbearance Echoed Jackie Robinson Before HUAC

  by Bruce W. Dearstyne

  In a Congressional hearing intended to sow guilt by association between civil rights and global communism, the baseball great refused to take the bait, keeping the focus on the need for justice and fairness in America.

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• SOURCE: Inside Higher Ed
  2/15/2022
  

  Avoiding Racial Justice at Alabama

  by Antar Tichavakunda

  The University of Alabama's initial decision to add desegregation pioneer Autherine Lucy's name to a building already honoring a former governor and Klansman was a PR blunder, but it sheds light on the way that universities typically use symbolic changes to sidestep demands for systemic reform.

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• SOURCE: Inside Higher Ed
  2/14/2022
  

  U of Alabama to Rename Building for Desegregation Pioneer Autherine Lucy (Without Name of KKK Leader)

  A massive public outcry pushed the university's trustees to name the building solely after Lucy, without the name of former governor and Klansman Bibb Graves. 

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• SOURCE: Washington Post
  11/12/2021
  

  As A White Student in a Mostly Black School After Brown, I Learned Not to Fear History

  by Woody Holton

  "My three and a half years as a racial minority convinced me that one of the biggest beneficiaries of school desegregation was me."

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• SOURCE: New York Times
  11/8/2021
  

  Can the Democrats Take Schools Out of Politics?

  by Michelle Goldberg

  Times Columnist Michelle Goldberg says that the CRT controversy is obscuring the ways that Virginia's public schools are part of a long political movement to undermine public schools that got a boost from the COVID pandemic. 

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• SOURCE: Made By History at the Washington Post
  9/29/2021
  

  Violence Over Schools is Nothing New

  by Sherman Dorn

  "The history of education teaches us that violence surrounding democratic schooling is part of a recurring pattern and that we have a choice to passively accept or assertively confront violent impulses."

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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.