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Turner, William H. – Phylon, 1983
Reviews the coming of Blacks to Appalachia and the general character of their social and cultural development in the region. Focuses on the retreat from biracial education and biracial unionism in the early 1900s and how these failures affected the present status of Appalachian Blacks as some of America's poorest people. (CMG)
Descriptors: Black Education, Black History, Economically Disadvantaged, Higher Education
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Paul, Joan; And Others – Phylon, 1984
Tracks the racial integration of Southeastern Conference (SEC) teams from the late 1950s on. Includes tables showing: date of integration, by school and sport; numbers of Blacks on SEC teams, 1967-80; percentage of Blacks on SEC football teams (1967-79), basketball teams, track and field teams, all sport teams (1967-80), and baseball teams…
Descriptors: Athletes, Baseball, Basketball, Black Students
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Weaver, Bill; Page, Oscar C. – Phylon, 1982
Describes early court cases and decisions that influenced the struggle to end desegregation in higher education and analyzes the reaction in the Black press to the breakthroughs accomplished in those cases. Credits the press with correctly interpreting events that led to integrated graduate and professional education. (Author/MJL)
Descriptors: Black History, Blacks, Court Litigation, Equal Education