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Jim Crow's Pink Slip

by Leslie T. Fenwick

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Book of the Day, NPR · June 7, 2022

The aftermath of Brown vs The Board of Education in 'Jim Crow's Pink Slip'

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Education policy scholar Leslie Fenwick argues that the landmark Brown v. Board of Education decision, while ending legal school segregation, simultaneously triggered the mass firing and demotion of Black principals and teachers — and that the repercussions of this are still felt today in efforts to diversify the educational system.

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