Their Highest Potential: An African American School Community In The Segregated South

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Their Highest Potential: An African American School Community in the Segregated South

African American schools in the segregated South faced enormous obstacles in educating their students. But some of these schools succeeded in providing nurturing educational environments in spite of the injustices of segregation. Vanessa Siddle Walker tells the story of one such school in rural North Carolina, the Caswell County Training School, which operated from 1934 to 1969. She focuses especially on the importance of dedicated teachers and the principal, who believed their jobs extended well beyond the classroom, and on the community's parents, who worked hard to support the school. According to Walker, the relationship between school and community was mutually dependent. Parents sacrificed financially to meet the school's needs, and teachers and administrators put in extra time for professional development, specialized student assistance, and home visits. The result was a school that placed the needs of African American students at the center of its mission, which was in turn shared by the community. Walker concludes that the experience of CCTS captures a segment of the history of African Americans in segregated schools that has been overlooked and that provides important context for the ongoing debate about how best to educate African American children. African American History/Education/North Carolina

Specification of Their Highest Potential: An African American School Community in the Segregated South

GENERAL
AuthorVanessa Siddle Walker
BindingPaperback
LanguageEnglish
EditionNew edition
ISBN-100807845817
ISBN-139780807845813
PublisherThe University of North Carolina Press
Publication Year1996
DIMENSIONS
Height6.13 inch.
Length0.69 inch.
Width9.25 inch.
Weight1.12 pounds.

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