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Desegregating public schools: Integrated vs. neighborhood schools

In this high school lesson plan, students will learn about the history of the "separate but equal" U.S. school system and the 1971 Swann case which forced Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools to integrate. Students will examine the pros and cons of integration achieved through busing, and will write an argumentative essay drawing on information from oral histories. By Dayna Durbin Gleaves.Provided by UNC Libraries / Documenting the American South.