Nacogdoches Integration and Segregation, Then and Now - Couverture souple

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1622881044 ISBN 13 : 9781622881048

Editeur : Stephen F. Austin State University Press, 2017

Synopsis

Thomas J. Rusk Elementary School, in Nacogdoches, Texas, houses a carved stone dedication plaque in its gymnasium's entryway. It reads "This gymnasium is dedicated to the White children of Nacogdoches." In those days, Nacogdoches was unapologetically segregated. It was a matter of not only custom but also of law.

In respect to segregation, Nacogdoches was little different than other communities in the Jim Crow South. Its location in Texas, however, helped to obscure this fact. While the US Supreme Court ended segregation in public schools on May 17, 1954, Nacogdoches schools were not forced to integrate until 1970.

This book is comprised of essays that paint a portrait of Nacogdoches both before and after integration. Readers will find a collection of essays written by scholars but also by people who have firsthand experience in conflicts that arose in Nacogdoches after 1970. The essays focus upon both the objective, measurable dimensions of race in Nacogdoches, but also upon the actual lived experiences of African Americans in rural East Texas.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

MICHELLE WILLIAMS is an associate professor at SFASU in the Department of Elementary Education and coordinates the Middle Level Grades Online Completer Program. BRANDON L. FOX is an assistant professor in the Department of Elementary Education at SFASU.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Stephen F. Austin State University Press
• Date d'édition: 2017
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1622881044
• ISBN 13: 9781622881048
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 200
• Éditeur: Williams Michelle, Fox Brandon L.
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• Personne responsable: non disponible