Good Morning POU! Hope you're have a wonderful weekend. We conclude our series with a look at the "Segregation Academy" and the correlation to today's Voucher movement, the impact of such schools on public education and the opportunities for minority children. A segregation academy was a private school in the United States that was established in the mid-20th … [Read more...] about Saturday Open Thread: African Americans and The Struggle for Education Equality
Brown v. Board of Education
Wednesday Open Thread: African Americans and The Struggle for Education Equality
Happy Hump Day POU! Before the Little Rock Nine, there was The Clinton Twelve. In the summer of 1956, Clinton High School admitted the first black students into integrated classes since the landmark Supreme Court decision on Brown v. The Board of Education in 1954. Located in the eastern Tennessee city of Clinton, Clinton High School was among the southern educational … [Read more...] about Wednesday Open Thread: African Americans and The Struggle for Education Equality