White justifications for school closings in prince edward county, virginia, 1959–1964

Du Bois Review

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 309-333

  Bonastia, Christopher ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Brown v. Board of Education; Civil Rights; Prince Edward County; Segregation; Virginia; White Backlash

Indexed keywords

EID: 77956350812     PISSN: 1742058X     EISSN: 17420598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1742058X09990178     Document Type: Article

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