A History of Private Schools and Race in the American South

History of Vouchers Is Rooted in Segregation
Written By Southern Education Foundation

EXCERPT

Private schools in the South were established, expanded, and supported to preserve the Southern tradition of racial segregation in the face of the federal courts’ dismantling of “separate but equal.” White students left public schools in droves to both traditional and newly formed private schools. From 1950 to 1965, private school enrollment grew at unprecedented rates all over the nation, with the South having the largest growth.

Southern Education Foundation https://southerneducation.org/
Previous

Pennsylvania Voucher Schools Use Tax Dollars to Advance Discrimination

Next

Vouchers Impede Efforts to Create Diverse School Communities and Harm Academic Outcomes