The South and Her Children: School Desegregation 1970-1971. a Report
DOCUMENT RESUME ED 049 327 00 011 415 AUTHOR Anderson, Robert E., Jr., Ed. TITLE The South and Her Children: School Desegregation 1970-1971.A Report. INSTITUTION Southern Regional Council, Atlanta, Ga. PUB DATE Mar 71 NOTE 86p. AVAILABLE FROM Southern Regional Council, 5 Forsyth Street, Atlanta, Ga. 30303 (Single copy: $.75; Bulk: $.60) EDRS PRICE EMS Price MF-$0.65 HC-$3.29 DESCRIPTORS *Bus Transportation, Federal State Relationship, High School students, *Integration Effects, Integration Litigation, Integration Methods, Negro Students, Private Schools, *School Integration, *Southern Schools, *Student Reaction IDENTIFIERS Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina ABSTRACT This report begins with a general appraisal of school desegregation in the Southern region and concludes with a discussion by four black high school students who explain in specific terms what their first year of desegregated schooling has meant to them. Interposed are four community studies and an assessment of the continuing segregated academy movement, including court action and other crucial issues arising from the experiences of the selected communities. While many problems remain, the six individual contributors to the study agree that the important and hopeful factor was that the students were there and were involved in deterTining their on destiny.(Author/DM) r4 reN U. B. DEPARTMENT-OF HEALTH, EDUCATION & ILF/FARE OFFICE OF EDUCATION THIS DOCUMENT HAS BEEN REPRODUCED EXACTLY AS RECEIVED FROM THE PERSON DR ORGANIZATION ORIGINATI NU IT POW TS or VIEW OR OPINIONS STATED DO NCIT NICES SA MET REPRESENT OFFICIAL OFFICE OF EDU wC.M CATION POSITION OR POLICY THE SOUTH AND HER CH1LDRENE School Desegregation 1970-1971 Southern Regional Council Inc.
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