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Brown vs. Board – Consolidation
The Effects of Brown vs. The Board of Education in Montgomery County Consolidation Under Superintendent Edwin Broome, MCPS began to consolidate the colored elementary schools into larger, more central schools. For example […]
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Brown vs. Board – Secondary Education
The Effects of Brown vs. The Board of Education in Montgomery County Secondary Education Prior to 1927, when the first high school for black students was built in Montgomery County, African Americans […]
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Brown vs. Board – The Process
The Effects of Brown vs. The Board of Education in Montgomery County The Process Integration actually began in the summer of 1955, when a few black students enrolled in summer school at […]
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Brown vs. Board – Reactions
The Effects of Brown vs. The Board of Education in Montgomery County Reactions In 1954, the population of Montgomery County was only 6% black, with the majority living in long-established communities up-county. […]
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Brown vs. Board – One Year Later
The Effects of Brown vs. The Board of Education in Montgomery County One Year Later Headlines from a series of […]
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Brown vs. Board – Desegregation Declared
The Effects of Brown vs. The Board of Education in Montgomery County Desegregation Declared The public school system was declared desegregated in 1961, although admittedly there were still several all-white schools. Black […]
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Brown vs. Board – Rosemary Hills
The Effects of Brown vs. The Board of Education in Montgomery County Rosemary Hills The 1970s were a turbulent time in MCPS history. A generally declining school-age population resulted in the closure […]
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Brown vs. Board – Montgomery Blair High School
The Effects of Brown vs. The Board of Education in Montgomery County Montgomery Blair High School Montgomery Blair High School, originally the Takoma Park-Silver Spring High School, opened its Wayne Avenue building […]
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Brown vs. Board – Preserving School History
The Effects of Brown vs. The Board of Education in Montgomery County Preserving School History Only a few of the old Rosenwald schools, and even fewer of the smaller one-room buildings, from […]
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African American Online Exhibits
African American History: Online Exhibits Scotland Photo Gallery, 1966-1970 This photo gallery is comprised of images from the community of Scotland in the late 1960s, at that time an all-African-American community of […]
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