Southern Schools are Found to be the Least Racially Segregated
At a glance:
- Series: Great Events from History II: Human Rights Series
- Categories: Education, Social Issues, Reform, and Protest, Science, Social Science
- Subcategories: Race, Ethnicity, Racism, Civil Rights, Minority Rights, Minorities, Segregation, Desegregation, Apartheid, Human Rights, Discrimination, Prejudice
- Curriculum: American History 1951-present, African American History
- Geographical Location: Washington, D.C.
- Date: March 11, 1975
Article abstract: Twenty years after the landmark decision declaring school segregation unlawful, schools in the South had achieved a greater degree of desegregation than had schools in the North.
Summary of Event
It was not until 1954 that the United States Supreme Court took a dramatic step against the well-established and accepted policy of racial segregation in such areas as public facilities and government services. In 1896, the Supreme Court had approved “separate but equal” facilities for blacks and whites. That decision effectively permitted...
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