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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
Ages: 12+
Published: 2023
Publisher: Simon & Schuster BFYR/S & S
ISBN: 978-1-6659-0139-0
Keywords: Race relations, Racism, Civil Rights, NAACP, U.S. Supreme Court, White Supremacy
In 1951 African American students in a segregated school district went on strike to advocate for equal facilities. Years of legal battles resulted as the county refused to allow integration. Interview. Archival photos. Back matter.