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By Laten Bechtel and Susie Brent King
A detailed account of the years 1865-1966 in the segregated school systems of Staunton, Waynesboro, and Augusta County, Virginia. The narrative begins with the first efforts to bring education to the newly-freed slaves after the Civil War and continues with the establishment of Virginia’s public school system in 1870. From 1870 until schools were integrated in 1966, the state maintained separate educational school systems for Black and White students. The book provides detailed descriptions and numerous photographs of the many rural and city schools for the area’s Black students.
