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.
Traveling While Black
Episode two of “Segregation Scholarships” follows the journey of African Americans who traveled to the North for advanced academic degrees.
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.
The Busing Battleground
On September 12, 1974, police were stationed outside schools across Boston as Black and white students were bused for the first time.
The Genesis
The five-part series “Segregation Scholarships” tells the story of African Americans who traveled to the North in pursuit of advanced academic degrees during the period 1921-1948, when Southern graduate schools were white-only.
Segregation Scholarships
“Segregation Scholarships” is a digital, mini-documentary series that 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.