The Hardest Deal of All: The Battle Over School Integration in Mississippi, 1870-1980

by Bolton, Charles C.
ISBN: 9781934110744
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Overview

Race has shaped public education in the Magnolia State, from Reconstruction through the Carter Administration. For The Hardest Deal of All: The Battle Over School Integration in Mississippi, 1870-1980 Charles C. Bolton mines newspaper accounts, interviews, journals, archival records, legal and financial documents, and other sources to uncover the complex story of one of Mississippi's most significant and vexing issues.

This history closely examines specific events--the after-math of the Brown v. Board of Education decision, the 1966 protests and counter-demonstrations in Grenada, and the efforts of particular organizations--and carefully considers the broader picture.

Despite a "separate but equal" doctrine established in the late nineteenth century, the state's racially divided school systems quickly developed vast differences in terms of financing, academic resources, teacher salaries, and quality of education. As one of the nation's poorest states, Mississippi coul

  • Format: Trade Paperback
  • Author: Bolton, Charles C.
  • ISBN: 9781934110744
  • Condition: Used
  • Dimensions: 9.00 x 0.68
  • Number Of Pages: 278
  • Publication Year: 2005
Language: English