Victory of Sorts: Desegregation in a Southern Community (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780761825333)

From their inception in the late nineteenth century, the school systems of Gainesville City and Hall County, Georgia provided unequal education for white and African American children. This book recounts the desegregation process in Gainesville. Gains, as well as losses, by African Americans are analyzed through artifacts and interviews with those who were involved. A thorough study of the history of Gainesville and Hall County Schools, particularly E.E. Butler High School, as a microcosm of the effects of African American school closings in the 1960s and 1970s, will lead to a greater understanding of the African American experience in the desegregation of American public schools.

Author: Winfred E. Pitts
ISBN-10: 0761825339
ISBN-13: 9780761825333
Publisher: University Press of America
Language: English
Published: 04/16/2003
Pages: 244
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.63lbs
Size: 8.44h x 5.48w x 0.52d

Review Citation(s):
Multicultural Review 03/01/2004 pg. 79