Fifty years ago, the U.S. Supreme Court decided that “separate but equal” was inherently unequal. The court’s decision in Brown vs. Board of Education set the stage for school integration, but also made a resounding statement toward societal integration as a whole. This series of stories examines Brown’s impact on West Virginia, and the work that still needs to be done.
May 16, 2004
Before integration, some black teenagers found welcoming schools, but they had to travel beyond the ...
May 16, 2004
W.Va. educators strive to boost achievement among black students
Betty Spencer keeps a log of student grades on her desk at Dunbar Intermediate School. The handwritt ...
May 9, 2004
Nontraditional schools surged in post-segregation W.Va.
Eddie Stubbs had just finished clipping the beard of a redheaded, freckled classmate when his next c ...
May 2, 2004
Desegregation in McDowell coal camps
WILCOE — Fifty years before the Brown v. Board decision, in the early 1900s, the owners of U.S. Coal ...
May 2, 2004
WILCOE — He was 10 years old. “White people were in front of the school door, yelling they didn’t wa ...
May 2, 2004
Book review
Derrick Bell, a New York University law professor, offers readers an engaging, harsh critique of how ...
April 18, 2004
The Rev. Lloyd Hill stepped out of his office to greet students as they got off the school bus at th ...
April 18, 2004
Economics, more than anything racial, separates residents here
BUFFALO — Because he’s black, people make the assumption that he’s a good athlete.
“I guess I’m goo ...
April 11, 2004
CLARKSBURG — West Virginia native John W. Davis was a Democratic nominee for president, a member of ...
April 9, 2004
Elliot Hicks remembers talking to the Louisiana business owner numerous times on the telephone. It w ...
March 28, 2004
Segregation in employment persists 50 years after Brown decision
Stanley Bolland has dabbled in drafting, grass cutting, painting and janitorial work since graduatin ...
March 21, 2004
W.Va. State desegregated admirably, but it paid a price
West Virginia University stood to gain a cool $25,000 in federal money. On one condition, Congress c ...
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