EPISODE · Apr 18, 2019 · 22 MIN
Hope Shorts Series—Climbing Education's Ladder
from Michael and Carrie Kline, Talking Across the Lines · host Michael and Carrie Kline, Talking Across the Lines
To the tune of country blues and jazz, played by coalfield bluesman Nat Reese on guitar and Ralph Gordon on bass, African American educators and esteemed community members talk about the obstacles and impetuses related to getting an education. What were the losses in terms of community support for black students, once schools integrated? Students black and white learned widely from the few but powerful black educators who kept their teaching jobs through integration.
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To the tune of country blues and jazz, played by coalfield bluesman Nat Reese on guitar and Ralph Gordon on bass, African American educators and esteemed community members talk about the obstacles and impetuses related to getting an education. What were the losses in terms of community support for black students, once schools integrated? Students black and white learned widely from the few but powerful black educators who kept their teaching jobs through integration.
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