Bibliograph

A chance for change, Head Start and Mississippi's Black freedom struggle, Crystal R. Sanders

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A chance for change, Head Start and Mississippi's Black freedom struggle, Crystal R. Sanders

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 225-237) and index

resource.governmentPublication

government publication of a state province territory dependency etc

Illustrations

illustrationsmaps

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

A chance for change

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

915943354

Responsibility statement

Crystal R. Sanders

Series statement

The John Hope Franklin series in African American history and culture

Sub title

Head Start and Mississippi's Black freedom struggle

Summary

"With the founding of the Child Development Group of Mississippi in the 1960s came a major shift for black, working-class women. CDGM was a federally funded program for low-income preschoolers; in addition to helping children, it also suddenly allowed women who had been working as maids and sharecroppers to find jobs as teachers and use their positions to challenge the status quo. The teachers' jobs came with higher salaries that now enabled them to vote, buy food stamps, and send their children to previously all-white schools. Moreover, they organized communities, petitioned officials, and sat on community action boards. The teachers challenged the pervasive white power structure, but local and state governments fought back, ultimately diminishing the power of Head Start and similar programs in the South.Crystal Sanders traces the stories of the more than 2,500 women who staffed Mississippi's CDGM preschool centers and strove for change"--, Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

Introduction: taking rights -- Reading is power -- A revolution in expectations -- I'd do it for nothing the way I feel -- Senator Stennis is watching -- Say it isn't so, Sarge -- Epilogue: a constant struggle

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