{"product_id":"9781476600048","title":"Women Activists in the Fight for Georgia School Desegregation, 1958-1961","description":"On the heels of the U.S. Supreme Court decision in \u003ci\u003eBrown v. Board of Education\u003c\/i\u003e, the Georgia General Assembly enacted a series of massive anti-desegregation laws to stand in opposition to the federal mandate. Governor Ernest Vandiver was elected with an overwhelming majority after promising to close every school if even “one Negro” entered a white classroom. While the fight for segregated schools was certainly strong, a small group of women in Atlanta’s white community played a radical role in bringing peaceful desegregation to the Georgia school system.    This book tells the story of HOPE (Help Our Public Education), beginning with a small neighborhood coffee chat then growing through mail and meeting campaigns across the state. The women of HOPE changed the school crisis from politics-as-usual to public controversy. Based on factual material found in library special collections, books, newspapers, transcripts, symposiums, and several interviews, this book honors and tells the story of a small group of courageous, hard-working women credited with creating a public climate in which peaceful desegregation was possible.","brand":"McFarland \u0026 Company, Incorporated Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47141658558704,"sku":"9781476600048","price":10.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781476600048_p0.jpg?v=1763608007","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781476600048","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}