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Ida B. Wells vs. Memphis

Posted by Georgia Ann Mullen on November 6, 2011  | Leave a comment (2)

Memphis, TN, recently decided to dissolve its school district (98 percent black) and merge with the Shelby County school district (62 percent white). Most Shelby residents aren’t happy with the plan. Aside from the huge logistical problem, the consolidation highlights a persistent racial and class clash that has five of the six Shelby County suburbs [...]

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