Vanessa Siddle Walker
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“their duty to “prove” their need for education by demonstrating their resourcefulness in helping to achieve it.”
― Their Highest Potential: An African American School Community in the Segregated South
― Their Highest Potential: An African American School Community in the Segregated South
“Their strong appearances of disinterest were unnerving in contrast with the old CCTS yearbook pictures of African American children involved in debating, drama, literacy clubs, and so forth.”
― Their Highest Potential: An African American School Community in the Segregated South
― Their Highest Potential: An African American School Community in the Segregated South
“The comments I heard from members of the African American community in informal settings went something like the following: “Mr. Dillard worked so hard for that school”; “It was such a good school”; “I sure do hate to think about them closing it.” I was stunned to hear the fondness people expressed as they recalled an era twenty years past.”
― Their Highest Potential: An African American School Community in the Segregated South
― Their Highest Potential: An African American School Community in the Segregated South
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