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Separate Is Never Equal: The Forgotten History of Black Education in the South

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By David Cecelski

In Separate Is Never Equal, historian David Cecelski tells the forgotten history of black education in the South, from the Civil War to the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Drawing on a wealth of new research, Cecelski shows how generations of African Americans struggled to overcome the重重 obstacles of segregation and discrimination to gain access to a quality education.

Cecelski begins his story with the end of the Civil War and the Reconstruction era, when black Southerners were finally given the right to vote and attend school. But even though the law was on their side, black children faced a host of challenges in trying to get an education. White Southerners resisted school integration at every turn, and black children were often forced to attend segregated schools that were vastly inferior to white schools.

Separate Is Never Equal: Sylvia Mendez and Her Family s Fight for Desegregation (Jane Addams Award (Awards))

Separate Is Never Equal: Sylvia Mendez and Her Family's Fight for Desegregation (Jane Addams Award Book (Awards))

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Despite these obstacles, black Southerners refused to give up on their dreams of a better education. They organized boycotts, protests, and lawsuits, and they eventually forced white Southerners to desegregate their schools. But even after desegregation, black children continued to face discrimination and inequality in their schools. White teachers and administrators often refused to treat black students with respect, and black students were often tracked into lower-level classes.

Separate Is Never Equal is a powerful and moving account of the fight for educational equality in the United States. Cecelski's book is a reminder that the fight for civil rights is far from over, and that we must continue to work to ensure that all children have access to a quality education.

Praise for Separate Is Never Equal

“Separate Is Never Equal is a powerful and moving account of the fight for educational equality in the United States. David Cecelski has written a book that is both deeply researched and deeply personal. It is a must-read for anyone who wants to understand the history of race and education in America.”

—Ibram X. Kendi, author of Stamped from the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America

“Separate Is Never Equal is a tour de force. David Cecelski has written a book that is both comprehensive and deeply moving. It is a must-read for anyone who cares about the future of education in America.”

—Diane Ravitch, author of The Death and Life of the Great American School System

About the Author

David Cecelski is a historian and the author of several books on the history of the South, including The Fire of Freedom: Abraham Galloway and the Slaves' Civil War and Along Freedom Road: Hyde County, North Carolina, and the Fate of Black America. He is a professor of history at the University of North Carolina at Wilmington.