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A most tolerant little town [sound recording] : the explosive beginning of school desegregation / Rachel Louise Martin.

Martin, Rachel Louise, 1980- (author.). Edwards, Janina, (narrator.). Tusing, Megan, (narrator.).

Summary:

In September 1956, Clinton High School in Clinton, Tennessee became the first school in the former Confederacy to undergo court-mandated desegregation following the Brown v. Board of Education decision. Rachel Martin weaves together over a dozen perspectives in a kaleidoscopic portrait of a small town living through a tumultuous turning point for America.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781797159096
  • ISBN: 1797159097
  • ISBN: 9781797159102
  • ISBN: 1797159100
  • Physical Description: 8 audio discs (10 hr.) : CD audio, digital ; 4 3/4 in.
  • Edition: Unabridged.
  • Publisher: [New York] : Simon & Schuster Audio, [2023]

Content descriptions

General Note:
Compact discs.
Participant or Performer Note:
Read by Janina Edwards & Megan Tusing.
Subject: Clinton High School (Clinton, Tenn.)
School integration > Tennessee > Clinton > History > 20th century.
School integration > Massive resistance movement > Tennessee > Clinton > History > 20th century.
Racism in education > Tennessee > Clinton > History.
African American students > Tennessee > Clinton > History > 20th century.
African Americans > Education > Tennessee > Clinton > History > 20th century.
African Americans > Segregation > Tennessee > Clinton > History > 20th century.
Clinton (Tenn.) > Race relations.
Clinton (Tenn.) > Politics and government > 20th century.
Genre: Audiobooks.

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  • 4 of 4 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at McDowell County Public Library.

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Summary: In September 1956, Clinton High School in Clinton, Tennessee became the first school in the former Confederacy to undergo court-mandated desegregation following the Brown v. Board of Education decision. Rachel Martin weaves together over a dozen perspectives in a kaleidoscopic portrait of a small town living through a tumultuous turning point for America.