About the book
When the U.S. Supreme Court handed down its decision in Brown v. Board of Education in 1954, Prince Edward County, Virginia, home to one of the five cases combined by the Court under Brown, abolished its public school system rather than integrate.
Jill Titus situates the crisis in Prince Edward County within the seismic changes brought by Brown and Virginia’s decision to resist desegregation. While school districts across the South temporarily closed a building here or there to block a specific desegregation order, only in Prince Edward did local authorities abandon public education entirely — and with every intention of permanence. When the public schools finally reopened after five years of struggle — under direct order of the Supreme Court — county authorities employed every weapon in their arsenal to ensure that the newly reopened system remained segregated, impoverished, and academically substandard. Intertwining educational and children’s history with the history of the black freedom struggle, Titus draws on little-known archival sources and new interviews to reveal the ways that ordinary people, black and white, battled, and continue to battle, over the role of public education in the United States.
Editions of Brown's Battleground
- Hardcover
- ISBN 9780807835074
- Paperback
- ISBN 9781469619071
- EBook
- ISBN 9780807869369
- EBook
- ISBN 9781469602455
- EBook
- ISBN 9798893130195
- PDF
- ISBN 9798890840455
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When the U.S. Supreme Court handed down its decision in Brown v. Board of Education in 1954, Prince Edward County, Virginia, home to one of the five cases combined by the Court under Brown, abolished its public school system rather than integrate.
Jill Titus situates the crisis in Prince Edward County within the seismic changes brought by Brown and Virginia’s decision to resist desegregation. While school districts across the South temporarily closed a building here or there to block a specific desegregation order, only in Prince Edward did local authorities abandon public education entirely — and with every intention of permanence. When the public schools finally reopened after five years of struggle — under direct order of the Supreme Court — county authorities employed every weapon in their arsenal to ensure that the newly reopened system remained segregated, impoverished, and academically substandard. Intertwining educational and children’s history with the history of the black freedom struggle, Titus draws on little-known archival sources and new interviews to reveal the ways that ordinary people, black and white, battled, and continue to battle, over the role of public education in the United States.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Brown's Battleground about?
When the U.S. Supreme Court handed down its decision in Brown v. Board of Education in 1954, Prince Edward County, Virginia, home to one of the five cases combined by the Court under Brown, abolished its public school system rather than integrate.
Jill Titus situates the crisis in Prince Edward County within the seismic changes brought by Brown and Virginia’s decision to resist desegregation. While school districts across the South temporarily closed a building here or there to block a specific desegregation order, only in Prince Edward did local authorities abandon public education entirely — and with every intention of permanence. When the public schools finally reopened after five years of struggle — under direct order of the Supreme Court — county authorities employed every weapon in their arsenal to ensure that the newly reopened system remained segregated, impoverished, and academically substandard. Intertwining educational and children’s history with the history of the black freedom struggle, Titus draws on little-known archival sources and new interviews to reveal the ways that ordinary people, black and white, battled, and continue to battle, over the role of public education in the United States.
What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in Brown's Battleground?
Society and Social Sciences > Society and culture: general > Social groups, communities and identities > Ethnic studies / Ethnicity
Where can I read a sample of Brown's Battleground?
You can read an official preview of the few pages here https://www.book2look.com/book/9780807835074
How long is Brown's Battleground and how many pages does it have?
Brown's Battleground has 296 page(s)
Who is/are the Author/s of the book Brown's Battleground?
Jill Ogline Titus
What are the ISBN numbers for the physical and digital editions?
Brown's Battleground is available as hardcover(ISBN 9780807835074) and paperback(ISBN 9781469619071) and ebook(ISBN 9780807869369) and ebook(ISBN 9781469602455) and ebook(ISBN 9798893130195) and pdf(ISBN 9798890840455)
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