Blurring the color line: The desegregation of the Baltimore city public schools, 1954–1994 |
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Authors: | Eric M David |
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Institution: | (1) Sewickley Academy in Sewickley, Pennsylvania;(2) 1010 Kris Drive, Apt. 202, 15108 Moon Twp., PA |
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Abstract: | Perched on the Mason-Dixon line, Baltimore ignored calls for resistance from its southern neighbors by becoming one of the
first cities in the country to comply withBrown. By the beginning of the 1955 school year, leaders had implemented a desegregation plan, and Baltimore was being applauded
for the early and peaceful integration of its public schools.
Within a few years, however, the praise faded as it became clear that Baltimore still suffered from de facto segregation.
Faced with this reality, the school board refused to take the steps necessary to remedy the problem, instead shifting the
blame to society at large. This failure by the board started a pattern of abandonment by school leadership that culminated
in 1991 with the privatization of several of Baltimore's public schools. The result of this abandonment is a crippled school
system that still has not dealt with issues of race and equality. |
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