A Girl Stands at the Door
The Generation of Young Women Who Desegregated America's Schools
[Ashland, Or.] : Blackstone Audio, Inc., [2018]
Format: Audiobook on CD
Edition: Unabridged.
Description: 10 audio discs (approximately 12.3 hr.) : CD audio, digital ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 CD-ROM
A new history of school desegregation in America, revealing how girls and women led the fight for interracial education. Historian Rachel Devlin tells the remarkable stories of these desegregation pioneers. She also explains why black girls were seen, and saw themselves, as responsible for the difficult work of reaching across the color line in public schools. Highlighting the extraordinary bravery of young black women, this account illuminates today's ongoing struggles for equality.
Subjects:
Segregation in education -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Discrimination in education -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
School integration -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Educational equalization -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
African American girls -- Education -- History -- 20th century.
Civil rights movements -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Segregation in education -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Discrimination in education -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
School integration -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Educational equalization -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
African American girls -- Education -- History -- 20th century.
Civil rights movements -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
ISBN:
9781549199585
UPC: 9781549199585
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
CD HISTORY Dev | Sandhills Indoors | Book on CD Nonfiction | In |
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