Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. PREFACE vii
3. CONTENTS xiii
4. TABLES xiv
5. CHARTS xiv
6. I. INTRODUCTION: A PRELUDE TO CHANGE 1
7. II. THE RISE OF PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND EQUAL EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES IN THE SOUTH 36
8. III. THE GREAT DETOUR: A TRANSITION TO NEGRO EDUCATION 60
9. IV. DECISIONS AT CAPON SPRINGS 89
10. V. DEEDS OF PHILANTHROPY 117
11. VI. NEGRO EDUCATION AS A WAY OF LIFE 147
12. VII. THE FAILURE OF AN EXPERIMENT 167
13. VIII. IN QUEST OF EQUALITY 194
14. IX. THE BID FOR DESEGREGATION 225
15. X. THE MOVE TO CHANGE A SOCIAL ORDER 266
16. XI. EPILOGUE: NEW CONFLICTS AND THE NEW CHALLENGE 278
17. NOTES 289
18. INDEX 315