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Something must be done about Prince Edward County : a family, a Virginia town, a civil rights battle  Cover Image Book Book

Something must be done about Prince Edward County : a family, a Virginia town, a civil rights battle / Kristen Green.

Summary:

A journalist and native of Prince Edward County reveals how the county defied the law after the Brown v. Board of Education decision by refusing to integrate and closing its public schools for five years, and describes her own family's role in the county's shameful history.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780062268679
  • ISBN: 0062268678
  • Physical Description: x, 320 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
  • Publisher: [Place of publication not identified] : HarperCollins, 2015.

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General Note:
Publisher, publishing date and paging may vary.
Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 277-302) and index.
Subject: Green, Kristen (Journalist)
School integration > Virginia > Prince Edward County.
Segregation in education > Virginia > Prince Edward County.
Public schools > Virginia > Prince Edward County.
School closings > Virginia > Prince Edward County.
School closings > Social aspects > United States.
African American students > Virginia > Prince Edward County.
Students > Virginia > Prince Edward County.
Civil rights movements > Virginia > Prince Edward County.
Prince Edward County (Va.) > Race relations.

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  • 7 of 7 copies available at Missouri Evergreen. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Cass County.

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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Cass County Library-Harrisonville 379.263 GRE 2015 (Text) 0002205176130 Adult Non-Fiction Available -


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