Southern stalemate : five years without public education in Prince Edward County, Virginia /

In 1959, Virginia & rsquo;s Prince Edward County closed its public schools rather than obey a court order to desegregate. For five years, black children were left to fend for themselves while the courts decided if the county could continue to deny its citizens public education. Investigating thi...

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Main Author: Bonastia, Christopher, 1967-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2012.
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