Name/Title
With Grace and Style: The Desegregation of the Greenville County Schools in 1970Entry/Object ID
RG134-09-06Description
The desegregation of Greenville County Schools in 1970 marked a pivotal shift in the South’s cultural and educational landscape. Amid fears of violence and disruption, the court-mandated integration moved 12,000 students and 500 teachers in under two weeks. Community mobilization, including volunteers, business leaders, and student-led efforts, helped ensure a peaceful transition. Resistance groups protested busing, while others worked to ease tensions. Despite initial calm, racial unrest resurfaced in the fall. Long-term, test scores improved and public access for Black citizens normalized. Greenville’s desegregation, conducted “with grace and style,” became a national model of cooperative, court-ordered social change.Collection
Proceedings and PapersCopyright
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Greenville Country Historical SocietyCopyright Details
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