School Segregation in Western North Carolina: A History, 1860s-1970s

by Betty Jamerson Reed

Although African Americans make up a small portion of the population of western North Carolina, they have contributed much to the area's physical and cultural landscape. This enlightening study surveys the region's segregated black schools from Reconstruction through integration and reveals the struggles, achievements, and ultimate victory of a unified community intent on achieving an adequate education for its children.

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0786459654
• ISBN13: 9780786459650
• Release Date: September 2011
• Publisher: McFarland & Company
• Length: 276 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.9" x 9.9"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher