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Fear of `resegregation' fuels unrest in NC
- 07-20-2010
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By Allen Breed/Boston.com
In the annals of desegregation, Raleigh is barely a footnote. Integration came relatively peacefully to the North Carolina capital. There was no "stand in the schoolhouse door," no need of National Guard escorts or even a federal court order. Nearly 50 years passed -- mostly uneventfully, at least until a new school board majority was elected last year on a platform supporting community schools. The result has been turmoil. The superintendent resigned in protest. A coalition of residents and civil rights groups filed suit. (more...)
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