Jonathan Addleton Ballard Hudson Middle School 1970-1971 Macon, Georgia In the fall of 1970 public schools in Macon, Georgia finally integrated. It was also the year my […]
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The Cost in Money, Mileage and Mindset
Bailey Hammond Wayne Academy 1999-2003 Waynesboro, Mississippi I attended Wayne Academy in Waynesboro, Mississippi, from grade 4 through halfway through grade 8. I had no idea at the […]
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The Decision to Stay in Jackson Public Schools
Isabelle Ezelle Higbee Murrah High School Class of 1974 Jackson, Mississippi I made my way through the Jackson Public Schools at the same time that my family navigated […]
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The White Parents Had a Failure of Imagination
Joseph T. Reiff, Murrah High School Class of 1972 Jackson, Mississippi It was spring 1970, in tenth grade English class on the second floor of Jackson Murrah High […]
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I Wondered Where Sarah Was. It’s My Dissertation Topic Now
Daaiyah Heard Columbus High School Class of 2007 Columbus, Mississippi Terry High School Teacher 2017-2023 Terry, Mississippi I am a proud product of the Columbus Municipal School District, […]