Dirt Dont Burn: A Black Communitys Struggle for Educational Equality Under Segregation Roeder Larry

This inspiring, true story of a Black community sheds new light on the history of segregation and inequity in American educationThe system of educational apartheid that existed in the United States until the Brown v. Dirt Don't Burn describes how Loudoun County, Virginia, which once denied educational opportunity to Black Americans, gradually increased the equality of education for all children in the area. Board of Education decision and its aftermath has affected every aspect of life for Black Americans.Dirt Don't Burn is the riveting narrative of an extraordinary community that overcame the cultural and legal hurdles of systematic racism.

The book includes powerful stories of the largely unknown individuals and organizations that brought change to enduring habits of exclusion and prejudice toward African Americans.Dirt Don't Burn sheds