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17693
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Coates discusses the recent United States Supreme Court decision in Brown versus the Board of Education that made the segregation of blacks and whites in public schools unconstitutional, and what this decision means for North Carolina.
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28650
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The Russell School in Durham is one of the few remaining Rosenwald Schools. 5,000 Rosenwald Schools were built for African Americans in the segregated south by Julius Rosenwald, the former president of Sears, Roebuck & Company. Durham’s Helen Rosenwald recently visited the school in Durham and connected with the alumni who attended the school founded by her cousin, Julius Rosenwald. Helen Rosenwald’s story as a Jewish refugee during World War II, the stories of alumni of the Russell School, and the history of the two groups and the school is detailed.
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28651
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The Coinjock Colored School in Barco, NC is one of about 800 Rosenwald Schools that were built in North Carolina. The school was recently moved to a new location and will be renovated as a shop and a museum. This will allow the school and stories from former students like Lorraine Perry to be preserved. The history of the school, the Rosenwald Schools, and life as a African American student in the segregated South are told.
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30155
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In a decision close to North Carolina's interests, a South Carolina school case involving segregation of the races in public schools moves the topic one step closer to the United States Supreme Court. As the case examines public school involvement for the first time and the subject of segregation rather than discrimination, those in North Carolina consider how the North State would handle a Supreme Court decision, what the effects of such a decision would be, and what is the constitutional background for the public school system in the state.
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31440
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One teacher grew up in an integrated system and became the North Carolina’s teacher of the year. Now he wonders about the future for his students, who are growing up in an increasingly divided system.
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31466
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The Charlotte-Mecklenburg school board reviews its student assignment policies every six years; this year, it has focused on concerns that the area’s schools are increasingly segregated by race and class. Here, two advocates share their views about how to proceed.
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