A new ProPublica analysis shows a stark pattern across states in the Deep South: Alongside majority-Black public school districts, a separate web of private academies are filled almost entirely with white students.
I’m not going to go search, but these articles were pointing it out pretty much from the moment it became a “thing”. This says the original case was 60 years ago.
Anyone who’s unaware of that is either in a very segregated area already or is drinking the koolaid.
That was a great article! I’m not shocked to see it’s been known for decades. And adding an extra layer of fucked up, keeping schools segregated (private religious ones anyway) is also tied to the anti-choice movement and the rise of the religious right. Here’s an article for more information.
Gotta love how most bad things in America can be directly attributed to Richard Nixon, Ronald Reagan, racism, or a combination of them.
That’s what these private schools have always been about. We’ve known this for a while. Here’s an article from 2021.
I’m not going to go search, but these articles were pointing it out pretty much from the moment it became a “thing”. This says the original case was 60 years ago.
Anyone who’s unaware of that is either in a very segregated area already or is drinking the koolaid.
That was a great article! I’m not shocked to see it’s been known for decades. And adding an extra layer of fucked up, keeping schools segregated (private religious ones anyway) is also tied to the anti-choice movement and the rise of the religious right. Here’s an article for more information.
Gotta love how most bad things in America can be directly attributed to Richard Nixon, Ronald Reagan, racism, or a combination of them.