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Wholesale Negro Teacher Dismissals Seen As Schools Are Integrated
In the wake of desegregation, some Black teachers in the South face job loss as classes shift to formerly white schools. Reports from Florida North Carolina Virginia Texas Arkansas and Georgia claim displacement risks rise with consolidation and dual systems ending. Local officials cite few confirmed mass dismissals but acknowledge potential widespread effects.
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Atlanta
South
Gilbert L. Porter
Tallahassee
Fla
Porter
Southern
Florida
Texas
Virginia
Arkansas
North Carolina
New York
Jack Greenberg
Naaci Legal Defense Fund
Thomas Bailey
Superintendent of Public Instruction
5. &. Duncan
Salisbury
Duncan
North Carolina Teachers Association
Greenberg
Charles Carroll
Sail
J. Ruepert Picott
Virginia Teachers Association
U.S. Office of Education
Negro Teachers Association
Vernon McDanie
Dallas
Georgia
Allen Smith
State Education Department