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School segregation in western North Carolina : a history, 1860s-1970s

Reed, Betty Jamerson 1937- (Author).

Summary: "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 study surveys the region's segregated black schools from Reconstruction through integration and reveals the struggles, achievements, and victory of a unified community intent on achieving an adequate education for its children"--Provided by publisher.

Record details

ISBN: 9780786459650
ISBN: 0786459654
Physical Description: print
xii, 264 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm.
Publisher: Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Company, ©2011.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 239-252) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Roadblocks to opportunity -- Tracks of African Americans -- Steps to integration -- Gateway policies for education -- Gateway push to education -- Conceptual path to schools -- Pragmatic path to schools -- Leaders in secondary education -- Turmoil in secondary education -- Reconciliation in secondary education -- Expectations of education -- Appendix: High spots in Negro history.