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

Title: Southern stalemate : five years without public education in Prince Edward County, Virginia / Christopher Bonastia.
Author: Bonastia, Christopher, 1967-
Publication: Chicago : The University of Chicago Press, c2012.

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xii, 337 p.; 24 cm.

Subject

Bibliography (note)

Includes bibliographical references (p. [267]-320) and index.

Contents

Why Prince Edward County? -- White supremacy and black resistance in Prince Edward County and Virginia -- No middle ground: the rapid ascent of massive resistance -- Breaking the basket of eggs: the collapse of massive resistance -- "The doors was chained, so i knew then": educational options during the closing years -- The federal government confronts the "lone pocket of ludicrous resistance" -- "Clean as a hound's tooth": white justifications for the school closings -- From the courtroom to the street: black activism in Prince Edward -- The grudging resumption of public education -- Conclusion: a county ahead of its time?

Call Number

Sc E 12-402

ISBN

9780226063898 (hardcover : alk. paper)
0226063895 (hardcover : alk. paper)

OCLC

710903887

Author

Bonastia, Christopher, 1967-

Title

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

Imprint

Chicago : The University of Chicago Press, c2012.

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references (p. [267]-320) and index.

Research Call Number

Sc E 12-402

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