Dirt Don't Burn
eBook - ePub

Dirt Don't Burn

A Black Community's Struggle for Educational Equality Under Segregation

  1. 280 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Dirt Don't Burn

A Black Community's Struggle for Educational Equality Under Segregation

About this book

This inspiring, true story of a Black community sheds new light on the history of segregation and inequity in American education

The system of educational apartheid that existed in the United States until the Brown v. Board of Education decision and its aftermath has affected every aspect of life for Black Americans.

Dirt Don't Burn is the riveting narrative of an extraordinary community that overcame the cultural and legal hurdles of systematic racism. Dirt Don't Burn describes how Loudoun County, Virginia, which once denied educational opportunity to Black Americans, gradually increased the equality of education for all children in the area. The book includes powerful stories of the largely unknown individuals and organizations that brought change to enduring habits of exclusion and prejudice toward African Americans.

Dirt Don't Burn sheds new light on the history of segregation and inequity in American history. It provides new historical details and insights into African American experiences based on original research through thousands of previously lost records, archival NAACP files, and records of educational philanthropies. This book will appeal to readers interested in American history, African American history, and regional history, as well as educational policy and social justice.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright
  5. Contents
  6. Preface: A Historical Perspective
  7. A Note on Archival Citations
  8. Introduction
  9. 1. The Age of Enslavement
  10. 2. 1865โ€“70: Resistance and Evolution
  11. 3. 1870โ€“1901: From Hope to Jim Crow
  12. 4. 1902โ€“20: Battling Health and Education Disparity
  13. 5. 1920s: Progress through Darkness
  14. 6. 1930โ€“50: A Twenty-Year Sprint
  15. 7. 1950โ€“68: Change and Fear
  16. Epilogue
  17. Acknowledgments
  18. Index
  19. About the Authors