Women Activists in the Fight for Georgia School Desegregation, 1958-1961

by Rebecca H. Dartt

On the heels of the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Brown v. Board of Education, the Georgia General Assembly enacted a series of massive anti-desegregation laws to stand in opposition to the federal mandate. Governor Ernest Vandiver was elected with an overwhelming majority after promising to close every school if even "one Negro" entered a white classroom. While the fight for segregated schools was certainly strong, a small group of women...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0786438436
• ISBN13: 9780786438433
• Release Date: July 2008
• Publisher: McFarland & Company
• Length: 229 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.9" x 8.8"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher