Degree Name
MA (Master of Arts)
Program
History
Date of Award
12-2012
Committee Chair or Co-Chairs
Elwood D. Watson
Committee Members
J. David Briley, Emmett M. Essin III
Abstract
In the fall of 1956 Clinton High School in Clinton, Tennessee became the first public school in the south to desegregate. This paper examines how the quiet southern town handled the difficult task of forced integration while maintaining a commitment to the preservation of law and order. As the strength of a community was being tested, ordinary citizens in extraordinary circumstances met the challenges of integration with exceptional courage.
Document Type
Thesis - unrestricted
Recommended Citation
Cate, Whitney Elizabeth, "Forgotten Heroes: Lessons from School Integration in a Small Southern Community" (2012). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. Paper 1512. https://dc.etsu.edu/etd/1512
Copyright
Copyright by the authors.