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Education Segregation In The Mississippi Delta
The Mississippi Delta region has had the most segregated schools -- and for the longest time—of any part of the United States. As recently as the 2016–2017 school year, East Side High School in Cleveland, Mississippi, was practically all black: 359 of 360 students were African-American. Background The Delta region of Mississippi is nineteen counties in the northwest of the state, bounded on the west by the Mississippi River and the south by the Yazoo River. It is a poor region of the country's poorest state. In the center is Sunflower County, which serves as an example for the region. It is consistently 72% Black or African-American at every census. In 1960, the average income of African Americans in Sunflower County was lower than the federal poverty line. Farm mechanization in the first half of the twentieth century, among other things, had made employment prospects bad in the region. As a result, from 1940 to 1970, there was net outward migration to northern and wester ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mississippi Yazoo Delta
Mississippi () is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States, bordered to the north by Tennessee; to the east by Alabama; to the south by the Gulf of Mexico; to the southwest by Louisiana; and to the northwest by Arkansas. Mississippi's western boundary is largely defined by the Mississippi River. Mississippi is the 32nd largest and 35th-most populous of the 50 U.S. states and has the lowest per-capita income in the United States. Jackson is both the state's capital and largest city. Greater Jackson is the state's most populous metropolitan area, with a population of 591,978 in 2020. On December 10, 1817, Mississippi became the 20th state admitted to the Union. By 1860, Mississippi was the nation's top cotton-producing state and slaves accounted for 55% of the state population. Mississippi declared its secession from the Union on January 9, 1861, and was one of the seven original Confederate States, which constituted the largest slaveholding states in the n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indianola Academy
The Indianola Academy is a K-12 private school in Indianola, Mississippi founded as a segregation academy. Indianola Academy comprises an elementary school, a middle school, and a college preparatory high school. Indianola Academy is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit institution. As of 2012 most white teenagers in Indianola attend Indianola Academy instead of the public high schools.Carr, Sarah.In Southern Towns, 'Segregation Academies' Are Still Going Strong" ''The Atlantic''. December 13, 2012. Retrieved on March 29, 2013. History Racial segregation In the post ''Brown v. Board of Education'' era, white Americans in the Indianola area planned to establish a segregation academy. See: p178/ref> Planning for the school began in 1964 with funding from the White Citizens Council. Classes started in 1965 with four sections in grades 1 and 2, with a total of 70 students. For the 1966-1967 and the 1967-1968 school years, classes were held at the First Baptist Church. In the fall of 1967 the s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Black Freedom And White Resistance Movements In Sunflower County, Mississippi, 1945–1986
Black is a color which results from the absence or complete absorption of visible light. It is an achromatic color, without hue, like white and grey. It is often used symbolically or figuratively to represent darkness. Black and white have often been used to describe opposites such as good and evil, the Dark Ages versus Age of Enlightenment, and night versus day. Since the Middle Ages, black has been the symbolic color of solemnity and authority, and for this reason it is still commonly worn by judges and magistrates. Black was one of the first colors used by artists in Neolithic cave paintings. It was used in ancient Egypt and Greece as the color of the underworld. In the Roman Empire, it became the color of mourning, and over the centuries it was frequently associated with death, evil, witches, and magic. In the 14th century, it was worn by royalty, clergy, judges, and government officials in much of Europe. It became the color worn by English romantic poets, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Constance Curry
Constance Winifred Curry (July 19, 1933 – June 20, 2020) was an American civil rights activist, educator, and writer. A longtime opponent of racial discrimination, she was the first white woman to serve on the executive committee of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC). Early life Born to Hazle and Ernest Curry in Paterson, New Jersey, she grew up in Greensboro, North Carolina and graduated from Greensboro High School, now known as Grimsley High School. She graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Agnes Scott College in 1955, and received a Fulbright scholarship to the University of Bordeaux. After studying political science at Columbia University, her first job was as a field secretary for the Collegiate Council for the United Nations (CCUN), a member organization of the United States Youth Council. Civil rights era Her introduction to civil rights advocacy came when a student at Morehouse College invited her to a meeting. As the head of the National Student Association ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Education Segregation In The Mississippi Red Clay Region
The Mississippi Red Clay region was a center of education segregation. Before the ''Brown v. Board of Education'' decision in 1954, Mississippi sponsored ''freedom of choice'' policies that effectively segregated schools. After ''Brown'', the effort was private with some help from government. Government support has dwindled in every decade since. In the state capital, Jackson, some public schools were converted to white-only Council schools. Today, some all-white and mostly-white private schools remain throughout the region as a legacy of that period. Background The Red Clay region of Mississippi is a slice of the state, the middle third in the northern three-fifths. It includes the state capital Jackson and the city of Meridian. The counties of the Red Clay region are majority white. In 1970, Hinds County was also majority white (it is not today). The region differs demographically from the Mississippi Delta regions to the west, where African Americans are the majority popul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Humphreys Academy
Humphreys Academy is a private, nonsectarian, school in Belzoni, Mississippi (United States). Located at 800 Pluck Road in Belzoni, the school serves students in grades K- 12. History Humphreys Academy was established in 1968 as a segregation academy and is a member of the Mississippi Association of Independent Schools. In 1969, $160,000 was raised in three weeks to purchase a facility in Silver City. In 1970, an additional $180,000 was raised to build a metal building in Belzoni which included 16 classrooms. In 1970, the IRS revoked Humphreys Academy's tax exempt status because of its racially discriminatory admissions policies. As of 2016, the school's students were 99% white, while Humphreys County was 75% black. The school athletic teams are nicknamed the Rebels. See also *List of private schools in Mississippi *Humphreys County School District and Humphreys County High School Humphreys County High School (HCHS) is a public senior high school in Belzoni, Mississippi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Humphreys County, Mississippi
Humphreys County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2020 census, the population was 7,785. Its county seat is Belzoni. The county is named for Benjamin G. Humphreys. Humphreys County is Mississippi's newest county, having been formed in 1918. Humphreys County is located in the Mississippi Delta region. It was named 'Farm-Raised Catfish Capital of the World' in 1976 by then Governor Cliff Finch, since it produced more farm-raised catfish than any other U.S. county. Forty thousand acres (160 square kilometers) of the county are underwater and used to grow catfish. About 60% of U.S. farm-raised catfish is raised within a radius of the county seat, Belzoni. The title "Catfish Capital" has also been claimed by Savannah, Tennessee, and Des Allemands, Louisiana. Geography According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of , of which is land and (3.0%) is water. Major highways * U.S. Highway 49W * Mississippi Highway 7 * Mississip ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bayou Academy
Bayou Academy is a non-profit school located in unincorporated Bolivar County, Mississippi, near the City of Cleveland on Highway 8. The school serves about 500 students in grades Pre-Kindergarten through 12. The school is accredited by the Midsouth Association of Independent Schools. History Bayou Academy was founded in 1964 as a segregation academy. In 1966, the all-white school board sold Skene Attendance Center to a white group called Skene Civic Improvement Society, Inc. for $1.00. The property was then leased to Bolivar Academy, achieving a transfer of public property to the segregationist group. After the United States Supreme Court decided ''Alexander v. Holmes County Board of Education ''Alexander v. Holmes County Board of Education'', 396 U.S. 19 (1969), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court ordered immediate desegregation of public schools in the American South. It followed 15 years of delays to integrate ...'' in 1969, ordering the desegregatio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cleveland Central High School
''For other schools, see Cleveland High School (other)'' Cleveland Central High School is a public high school in Cleveland, Mississippi. The sole high school of the Cleveland School District, it serves Cleveland, Boyle, Renova, and Merigold. The school occupies the grounds of the old Cleveland High School and Margaret Green Junior High School.Home (). Cleveland School District. Retrieved on July 2, 2017. Cleveland Central High School itself was formed in 2017 as a consolidation of Cleveland High School and East Side High School after U.S. federal judge [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cleveland High School (Cleveland, Mississippi)
Cleveland High School was a public high school that served students in grades 912, located in Cleveland, Mississippi. It was a part of the Cleveland School District. In 2016 a federal court ordered it to consolidate with East Side High School.Gates, Jimmie E.Cleveland schools must desegregateArchive. ''The Clarion-Ledger''. May 16, 2016. Retrieved on May 17, 2016. In 2017 it consolidated with East Side, forming Cleveland Central High School.Home (). Cleveland School District. Retrieved on July 2, 2017. History Cleveland High School opened its doors October 15, 1906, with A. K. Eckles as principal. The original building, a two-story colonial design with four classrooms, was located where the present building now stands. The school's first athletic event was a baseball game in April 1907. The CHS band was first organi ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bolivar County, Mississippi
Bolivar County ( ) is a county located on the western border of the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2020 census, the population was 30,985. Its county seats are Rosedale and Cleveland. The county is named in honor of Simón Bolívar, early 19th-century leader of the liberation of several South American colonies from Spain. The Cleveland, Mississippi, Micropolitan Statistical Area includes all of Bolivar County. It is located in the Mississippi Delta, or Yazoo Basin, of Mississippi. This area was first developed for cotton plantations. Large industrial-scale agricultural operations have reduced the number of farm workers needed, and the population is half of its peak in 1930. Today, soybeans, corn, and rice are also commodity crops. History In 1836, when it was founded, the land was originally choctaw, and was taken for use in agriculture, with some of the most valued land in the state. In 1840, there was only one free black person, 384 free whites, and 971 enslaved pe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coahoma Agricultural High School
Coahoma Early College High School (CECHS), formerly Coahoma Agricultural High School (CAHS), is a public secondary school in unincorporated Coahoma County, Mississippi (United States), with a Clarksdale postal address. The school is designated as a part of the Coahoma Agricultural High School District (ASD #1402), and operated by Coahoma Community College. Previously it was, as of 2000, one of three independently functioning agricultural high schools in the state of Mississippi. The school has its own facilities, instructional and administrative personnel, and student programs. It shares library facilities with the college. When it was still CAHS, the school operated the Coahoma Early College High School program. On July 1, 2018, the original Coahoma County Agricultural High School was dissolved, with the Coahoma Early College High School taking its place. History Coahoma County Agricultural High School was established in 1924. It was one of the first agricultural high schools for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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