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1 online resource |
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polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
The inheritances of a new elite private school -- Contending with change and challenges -- The blurring of public and private -- The fearless firsts -- Courageous navigation. |
| Summary |
"When traditionally white public schools in the South became sites of massive resistance in the wake of the Supreme Court's Brown v. Board of Education decision, numerous white students exited the public system altogether, with parents choosing homeschooling or private segregationist academies. But some historically white elite private schools opted to desegregate. The black students that attended these schools courageously navigated institutional and interpersonal racism, but ultimately emerged as upwardly mobile leaders. 'Transforming the Elite' tells this story. Focusing on the experiences of the first black students to desegregate Atlanta's well-known Westminster Schools and national efforts to diversify private schools, Michelle A. Purdy combines social history with policy analysis"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Westminster Schools (Atlanta, Ga.) -- History -- 20th century.
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Westminster Schools (Atlanta, Ga.) |
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History. |
| Chronological Term |
20th century |
| Subject |
Pressly, William L. (William Laurens), 1908-2001.
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Pressly, William L. (William Laurens), 1908-2001. |
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Private schools -- Georgia -- Atlanta -- History -- 20th century.
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Private schools. |
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Georgia -- Atlanta. |
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School integration -- Georgia -- Atlanta -- History -- 20th century.
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School integration. |
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School integration -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
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United States. |
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African American students -- Georgia -- Atlanta -- History -- 20th century.
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African American students. |
| Chronological Term |
1900-1999 |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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History.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Purdy, Michelle A. Transforming the elite. Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, [2018] 9781469643489 (DLC) 2018010257 (OCoLC)1029474552 |
| ISBN |
9781469643502 (electronic book) |
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1469643502 (electronic book) |
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9781469643519 (electronic book) |
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1469643510 (electronic book) |
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9781469643489 |
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1469643480 |
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9781469643496 |
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1469643499 |
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