Desegregation of Public School Districts in Georgia: 35 Public School Districts Have Unitary Status 74 Districts Remain Under Court Jurisdiction

摘要

Few today deny there were vast inequities during segregation, and these resulted in large costs for this Nation--both monetary and social. Great disparities in educational spending existed in Georgia during the period of segregation. In the 1920s, Georgia spent almost eight times as much per white student compared to black students. Formal segregation was declared illegal in the 1950s, and though today the need for equality in education seems apparent, the path to school integration in the state of Georgia was a long one, sometimes smooth and sometimes grueling.