Greater than Equal
African American Struggles for Schools and Citizenship in North Carolina, 1919-1965
By Sarah Caroline Thuesen
384 pp., 6.125 x 9.25, 31 halftones, 1 maps, 10 tables, notes, bibl., index
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Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-8078-3930-0
Published: August 2013 -
Paperback ISBN: 978-1-4696-5529-1
Published: May 2019 -
E-book EPUB ISBN: 978-1-4696-0970-6
Published: August 2013 -
E-book PDF ISBN: 979-8-8908-8599-9
Published: August 2013
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Awards & distinctions
North Caroliniana Book Award, North Caroliniana Society
2014 Ragan Old North State Award for Nonfiction, North Carolina Literary and Historical Association
These battles persisted into the Brown era, mobilized black communities, narrowed material disparities, fostered black school pride, and profoundly shaped the eventual movement for desegregation. Thuesen emphasizes that the remarkable achievements of this activism should not obscure the inherent limitations of a fight for equality in a segregated society. In fact, these unresolved struggles are emblematic of fault lines that developed across the South, and serve as an urgent reminder of the inextricable connections between educational equality, racial diversity, and the achievement of first-class citizenship.
About the Author
Sarah Thuesen teaches history at Guilford College in Greensboro, N.C.
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Multimedia & Links
Read: In a guest post, Thuesen discusses the history and impact of the North Carolina NAACP during an important anniversary. Read "The North Carolina NAACP: 80 Years at the Forefront of Struggles for Equality."
Read In another post, Thuesen explains how North Carolina used the creation and renovation of black schools to resist integration and warns against retreating too early from formal desegregation strategies. Read "Jim Crow’s Roots, Jim Crow’s Remedies."