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Role of the Federal Government in Black Education
  • Date: Wednesday, December 02, 2015
  • Time: 7:00 pm
  • Location: William G. McGowan Theater, Washington, DC

Tina L. Ligon, archivist, discusses records relating to desegregation, integration, and studies on black education. She covers the Brown v. Board of Education case, the Little Rock Nine crisis, research activities at historically black colleges and universities, and busing in Charlotte, NC, and Boston, MA. Presentation materials are available at www.archives.gov/calendar/know-your-records.

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