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

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Bonastia, Christopher, 1967-
Language:English
Published: Chicago : The University of Chicago Press, c2012.
Subjects:
School integration > Virginia > Prince Edward County.
Educational equalization > Virginia > Prince Edward County.
Public schools > Virginia > Prince Edward County.
Civil rights movements > Virginia > Prince Edward County.
Prince Edward County (Va.) > Race relations.
Online Access:
EBSCO eBooks: 2012 (EBSCO)
eBook Academic Collection (EBSCOhost) – North America: 2012 (EBSCO)
Variant Title:
Southern Stalemate: Five Years Without Public Education in Prince Edward County, Virginia
Format: Electronic eBook
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?