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Bishop, Jim, fl. 1956 Dynamite in Dixie

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09640.225 Author/Creator: Bishop, Jim, fl. 1956 Place Written: New York, New York Type: Pamphlet Date: March 1956 Pagination: 31 p. : Height: 19.5 cm, Width: 13.3 cm Order a Copy

One booklet entitled, "Dynamite in Dixie," written by Jim Bishop dated March1956. Item focuses on stories related to school desegregation in the Alabama, Georgia and Mississippi. Provides a background on the formation of white supremacy; the process of integrating schools in Jackson, Mississippi. Includes school financial budgets, test score differences between segregated schools and integrated schools. Illustrations by Burris Jenkins Jr.

Bishop, Jim, fl. 1956
Jenkins, Burris Jr., 1897-1966

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