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Pearson, P. O'Connell (Patricia O'Connell), author.
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School integration -- Virginia -- Prince Edward County -- Juvenile literature.
Segregation in education -- Virginia -- Prince Edward County -- Juvenile literature.
African American students -- Virginia -- Prince Edward County -- Juvenile literature.
Public schools -- Virginia -- Prince Edward County -- Juvenile literature.
School closings -- Virginia -- Prince Edward County -- Juvenile literature.
African Americans -- Civil rights -- Virginia -- Prince Edward County -- Juvenile literature.
Prince Edward County (Va.) -- Race relations -- Juvenile literature.
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We are your children too : black students, white supremacists, and the battle for America's schools in Prince Edward County, Virginia / P. O'Connell Pearson.
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Pearson, P. O'Connell (Patricia O'Connell), author.
New York : Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, [2023]
Subjects
School integration -- Virginia -- Prince Edward County -- Juvenile literature.
Segregation in education -- Virginia -- Prince Edward County -- Juvenile literature.
African American students -- Virginia -- Prince Edward County -- Juvenile literature.
Public schools -- Virginia -- Prince Edward County -- Juvenile literature.
School closings -- Virginia -- Prince Edward County -- Juvenile literature.
African Americans -- Civil rights -- Virginia -- Prince Edward County -- Juvenile literature.
Prince Edward County (Va.) -- Race relations -- Juvenile literature.
ISBN:
9781665901390 (hardcover) :
166590139X (hardcover)
Description:
275 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Edition:
First edition.
Contents:
Unequal -- Hard history -- Strike -- Going bigger -- Massive resistance -- Shattered dreams -- Scrambling -- A national scandal -- Turning point -- The Free Schools -- Up and running -- Damaged victory -- Facing the past -- Unfinished business -- Epilogue.
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Summary:
"In 1954, after the passing of Brown v Board, one county in southern Virginia chose to close its public schools rather than integrate. Those public schools stayed closed for five years. This was the reality of the people of Prince Edward County. When the affluent white population of Prince Edward County built a private school--for white children only--they left Black children and their families with very few options. Some Black children were home schooled by unemployed Black teachers. Some traveled thousands of miles to live with relatives, friends, or even strangers. Some didn't go to school at all. But many stood up and became young activists, fighting for one of the rights America claims belongs to all: the right to learn. Revelatory and timely, noted nonfiction author and former educator P. O'Connell Pearson shines a light on this disturbing and important chapter of America's history, with ripple effects that still impact the country to this day"--Provided by publisher.
Audience:
Ages 8-12 Simon & Schuster Books for Young People.
Grades 4-6 Simon & Schuster Books for Young People.
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