The Future
%%excerpt%% Black Americans today remain at the center of conversations around how to expand access to the American Dream and are looking for solutions to new challenges in education.
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Enduring Legacies
Black Southerners returning from Northern universities with advanced degrees helped to desegregate higher education in Georgia.
Returning Home
Episode three of “Segregation Scholarships” follows the story of African Americans returning to the South after completing their education.
The Harvest: Integrating Mississippi’s Schools
The Harvest follows a coalition of Black and white citizens working to create racially integrated public schools in Mississippi.
Segregation Scholarships – Trailer
“Segregation Scholarships” highlights the untold story of African Americans who traveled to the North in pursuit of advanced academic degrees when Southern graduate schools were white-only.
Digital Extra: Alton Yates on racism, then and now
Digital Extra: Alton Yates on racism, then and now In this extended Road Scholars interview clip, retired Air Force hero-turned-civil rights leader, Alton Yates, compares racism today and how it was when he participated in civil rights movement demonstrations. On…