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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 enlightening study
surveys the region's segregated black schools from Reconstruction
through integration and reveals the struggles, achievements, and
ultimate victory of a unified community intent on achieving an
adequate education for its children. The book documents the events
that initially brought blacks into Appalachia, early efforts to
educate black children, the movement to acquire and improve
schools, and the long process of desegregation. Personnel issues,
curriculum, extracurricular activities, sports, consolidation, and
construction also receive attention. Featuring commentary from
former students, teachers and parents, this work weighs the value
and achievement of rural segregated black schools as well as their
significance for educators today.
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