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An Examination Of Disingenuous Deeds By St. Louis Public Schools 1945-1983, Michael Brown
An Examination Of Disingenuous Deeds By St. Louis Public Schools 1945-1983, Michael Brown
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The Saint Louis Public Schools (SLPS) St. Louis, Missouri, operated a de facto segregated school system for three decades after the United States Supreme Court decision Brown v. Board of Education. National and local media outlets celebrated St. Louis Public Schools for their desegregation plan in response to the 1954 United States Supreme Court Brown v. Board of Education decision. However, the counter narrative to media celebration is that the St. Louis Public Schools system practiced de facto segregation. In reality the St. Louis school district officials protected school segregation for half a century. In this research, I will …