Baker, R. Scott, 1956-

Paradoxes of desegregation : African American struggles for educational equity in Charleston, South Carolina, 1926-1972 / R. Scott Baker. - xxiii, 248 pages, 20 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, map ; 24 cm

Includes bibliographical references (pages 213-237) and index.

Mamie Fields and the school at Society Corner, 1926-1938 -- "The first signs of a mass movement," 1938-1945 -- Testing equality, 1936-1946 -- The veil in higher education, 1943-1953 -- Black schooling and the Briggs decision, 1945-1954 -- Contesting Brown, 1954-1960 -- Evading Brown, 1954-1960 -- Disorder and desegregation, 1960-1963 -- A new educational order, 1963-1972.

1570036322 9781570036323

2006005500


School integration--South Carolina
College integration--South Carolina
Segregation in education--South Carolina
African American political activists--South Carolina

LC214.22.S6 / B35 2006

379.26309757915