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Surprising Integration Turnabout in Mississippi
Mississippi schools once the nation’s most segregated are now more integrated than big northern districts. HEW’s 1968 to 1970 data show the South boosting desegregation from 18 to 39 percent and driving national gains as 690000 of 756000 additional integrated black students moved there. Northern cities lag, with New York Chicago Detroit and others losing ground amid de facto segregation. The report highlights ongoing constitutional questions over residential segregation and its impact on school integration.
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