Massive Resistance
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7078445 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Rutledge M Dennis (George Mason University), Kimya N Dennis (0000-0001-5520-5335, Salem College) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Pages | 1-3 |
| Publication date | 2017-12-07 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | OTHER |
| Venue | The Blackwell Encyclopedia of Sociology (JOURNAL) |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/9781405165518.wbeosm043.pub2 |
| OpenAlex | W4233875323 |
| ISBN | 9781405165518 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 3 |
When the Supreme Court issued its Brown v. Board of Education decision declaring an end to segregated schools, the South, under the banner of “massive resistance” challenged the ruling and declared that the South would resist any attempt to desegregate Southern schools. Labelling racial segregation as a part of its Southern heritage, Virginia sought to rally the South and threatened to close all public schools rather than desegregate. Despite the fervor of the movement only one school district, Prince Edward County in Virginia, opted to close its public school system
Archaeology · Banner · Political science · Public education · Resistance (ecology · School district · Sociology · Supreme court · Threatened species · Diverse Education Studies and Reforms · History · Law · Public Administration · Race, History, and American Society
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |