Audacious Agitation : The Uncompromising Commitment of Black Youth to Equal Education after Brown /

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"In the decade after the landmark 1954 Brown v. Board decision, it became clear to students, parents, and community members alike that court cases were insufficient in the pursuit of educational justice. This book explores what made it difficult for educational equality to become obtainable aft...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Willis, Vincent D. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Athens : The University of Georgia Press, [2021]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Student movements.
School integration.
Race relations.
Discrimination in education.
African American youth > Political activity.
Discrimination in education > Georgia > History.
School integration > United States > History > 20th century.
Student movements > Georgia > History > 20th century.
African American youth > Political activity > Georgia > History > 20th century.
United States.
Georgia.
Georgia > Race relations > History > 20th century.
History.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • A unique divorce between federal decisions and loyal white southern officials
  • Brown and the muddled realities of public education
  • The insatiable appetite of Jim Crow and black Tiftonians' desire for full citizenship
  • A heavy tax levied for demading equality
  • Educational resources are not for white schools only
  • When desegregation was not enough
  • The elusive nature of educational equality.

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