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245 10 a| Transforming the eliteh| [electronic resource] :b| black students and the desegregation of private schools /c| Michelle A. Purdy.;

260 a| Chapel Hill :b| University of North Carolina Press,c| [2018];

300 a| 243 pages :b| illustrations, map ;c| 24 cm;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references and index.;

505 0 a| The inheritances of a new elite private school -- Contending with change and challenges -- The blurring of public and private -- The fearless firsts -- Courageous navigation.;

506 a| Available only to authorized users.;

520 a| "When traditionally white public schools in the South became sites of massive resistance in the wake of the Supreme Court's Brown v. Board of Education decision, numerous white students exited the public system altogether, with parents choosing homeschooling or private segregationist academies. But some historically white elite private schools opted to desegregate. The black students that attended these schools courageously navigated institutional and interpersonal racism, but ultimately emerged as upwardly mobile leaders. 'Transforming the Elite' tells this story. Focusing on the experiences of the first black students to desegregate Atlanta's well-known Westminster Schools and national efforts to diversify private schools, Michelle A. Purdy combines social history with policy analysis"--c| Provided by publisher.;

538 a| Mode of access: World Wide Web;

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Transforming the elite black students and the desegregation of private schools / Michelle A. Purdy.

Author/creator	Purdy, Michelle A.
Format	Electronic
Publication Info	Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, [2018]
Description	243 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm
Supplemental Content	Full text available from JSTOR University of North Carolina Press Publisher Collection (Backlist)
Subjects	Pressly, William L. (William Laurens), 1908-2001. Westminster Schools (Atlanta, Ga.)--History. --20th century. Private schools--Georgia. --Atlanta. --History. --20th century. School integration--Georgia. --Atlanta. --History. --20th century. School integration--United States. --History. --20th century. African American students--Georgia. --Atlanta. --History. --20th century.

Contents	The inheritances of a new elite private school -- Contending with change and challenges -- The blurring of public and private -- The fearless firsts -- Courageous navigation.
Abstract	"When traditionally white public schools in the South became sites of massive resistance in the wake of the Supreme Court's Brown v. Board of Education decision, numerous white students exited the public system altogether, with parents choosing homeschooling or private segregationist academies. But some historically white elite private schools opted to desegregate. The black students that attended these schools courageously navigated institutional and interpersonal racism, but ultimately emerged as upwardly mobile leaders. 'Transforming the Elite' tells this story. Focusing on the experiences of the first black students to desegregate Atlanta's well-known Westminster Schools and national efforts to diversify private schools, Michelle A. Purdy combines social history with policy analysis"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Access restriction	Available only to authorized users.
Technical details	Mode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/form	Electronic books.
LCCN	2018010257
ISBN	9781469643489 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN	9781469643496 (pbk : alk. paper)

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