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June 20-21, 2013
The Desegregation of South Carolina Colleges and Schools
The post-World War II movement for civil rights was a multifaceted, multi-directed movement. Civil rights organizations specifically targeted the right to vote, desegregation of public facilities, desegregation of public education, equal protection under the law, an end to job discrimination, fair and equal housing, and end to violence towards African Americans. Each of the objectives or a combination of them was the focus of governmental policies, judicial decisions, new legislation, or direct action on the part of civil rights organizations.
Since many persons believed that improved educational opportunity was the most important means to improving the status of African Americans, leaders placed greater emphasis on it. The disparities between black and white education were glaring. In addition to having fewer schools, black schools, in general, were poorly funded, physically dilapidated, teachers were paid less, and resources were antiquated. Many civil rights activists believed that no equity could be achieved in a segregated environment, so desegregation of public schools became a major facet of the Civil Rights Movement.
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