Separate and Unequal
Race and Place in Charlottesville
English - February 19, 2019 05:00 - 10 minutes - 4.66 MB - ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsChristianity Religion & Spirituality Society & Culture race charlottesville history racism african-american christianity neighbor neighborhood Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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The landmark Supreme Court ruling Plessy v. Ferguson led to the state-sanctioned racial segregation of public facilities, as long as said facilities were "separate but equal." Today's stop on the tour explores the impact that segregation had on the schooling system in Charlottesville, revealing just how unequal conditions were between the city's black and white school.