#Segregation Academies Get Millions From #School Voucher Programs
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In #NorthCarolina, ProPublica identified 39 “segregation academies” that have received #voucher money. Of these, 20 schools reported student bodies that were at least 85% white.

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Segregation Academies Get Millions From School Voucher Programs

In North Carolina, ProPublica identified 39 “segregation academies” that have received voucher money. Of these, 20 schools reported student bodies that were at least 85% white.

^ProPublica

64 years ago on this day in 1960, 6-year old Ruby Bridges walked into the William Frantz Elementary School in New Orleans, escorted by 4 federal marshals and made history by becoming the first African-American child to attend an all-white elementary school in the South.

Her courage and poise paved the way for the fight for Civil Rights and Justice.

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#RubyBridges #segregation #integration #CivilRights #USpolitics #USHistory
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