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St. Mary’s Library: In Relentless Pursuit of an Education (book)

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St. Mary’s Library: In Relentless Pursuit of an Education (book)

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In relentless pursuit of an education : African American stories from a century of segregation (1865-1967)

Oral history stories and photos of the state of Black education in St. Mary’s County before and during desegregation.  In Relentless Pursuit of an Education is local history at its best.  In their own words, residents of St. Mary’s County, Maryland, tell of the separate and unequal black schools that existed until the county finally complied with Brown v. Board of Education in 1967.  This generation displays no nostalgia for segregation, but they do recall how their daily life was marked not only by inequality, but also by determination, caring, even fun.

 

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In print:

https://catalog.somd.lib.md.us/polaris/search/title.aspx?ctx=17.1033.0.0.1&pos=1&cn=136444

or online at

https://www.stmalib.org/pdfs/InRelentlessPursuit.pdf

County: St. Mary's County
Themes: African American People and Culture, Rural Life in Southern Maryland
Timeframes: 1860 – 1877 The Civil War and Reconstruction, 1877 – 1896 The Gilded Age, 1896 – 1916 The Progressive Era, 1917 – 1929 WWI and the Roaring Twenties, 1929 – 1940 The Great Depression, 1940 – 1952 World War II and the Early Cold War, 1950’s, 1960’s, 1970’s, 1980’s, 1990’s
Audience: College, General Public, High School, Middle School, Teacher

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Type of Entry: Individual Resource
County: St. Mary's County
Themes: African American People and Culture, Rural Life in Southern Maryland
Timeframes: 1860 – 1877 The Civil War and Reconstruction, 1877 – 1896 The Gilded Age, 1896 – 1916 The Progressive Era, 1917 – 1929 WWI and the Roaring Twenties, 1929 – 1940 The Great Depression, 1940 – 1952 World War II and the Early Cold War, 1950’s, 1960’s, 1970’s, 1980’s, 1990’s
Audience: College, General Public, High School, Middle School, Teacher

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