History of Civil Rights in Schools More About Equality Than Integration, Education History Professor Says.

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Byline: Univ. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

CHAMPAIGN, Ill., Aug. 30 (AScribe News) -- In the 1930s, many, if not most, African Americans in the South had no high school to attend, separate or otherwise. Only one in five was even enrolled. By the 1950s, fewer than one in five were receiving a diploma.

Today, 86 percent of African Americans graduate from high school. It's an academic success story that has not been adequately told, says...

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