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Black Student Experiences in the Racial Integration of Reinhardt College, 1966-1972.

The article explores the experiences of black students during the racial integration of Reinhardt College from 1966 to 1972. Topics discussed include the process by which the school became desegregated, the leadership of its president J. Rowland Burgess, and the U.S. Office of Education's call on un...

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Published in:Georgia Historical Quarterly Vol. 102; no. 4; pp. 339 - 362
Main Authors: WHEELER, KENNETH H., BUSMAN, DAVID, FANCZI, JESSICA, GRAY, MADELINE, GUZMAN-GOMEZ, GLADYS, MERCHANT, ABIGAIL M., MONTGOMERY, MADELYN, NIDAY, BRADLEY DANE, PAYNE, KAILEY, REEVES, ALIYAH
Format: Article
Published: Georgia Historical Society 2018
Subjects:
Segregation in higher education
Reinhardt College (Waleska, Ga.)
Race relations
School integration
Black students
United States. Office of Education
Universities & colleges
History
History of universities & colleges
United States
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Summary:The article explores the experiences of black students during the racial integration of Reinhardt College from 1966 to 1972. Topics discussed include the process by which the school became desegregated, the leadership of its president J. Rowland Burgess, and the U.S. Office of Education's call on universities and colleges not to discriminate in the admission of students in order for them to continue to receive grants for student financial aid.