Breaking Away: A Louisiana Public Square Presentation
Special | 28m 46sVideo has Closed Captions
Would the breakaway City of St. George quash Baton Rouge’s school desegregation progress?
More than fifty years after six black children integrated an all-white elementary school in Louisiana, racial balance in the state’s public school system remains an elusive goal. Critics of efforts to create a breakaway school district in Baton Rouge say the move will only exacerbate a growing racial divide.
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Louisiana Public Square is a local public television program presented by LPB
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Breaking Away: A Louisiana Public Square Presentation
Special | 28m 46sVideo has Closed Captions
More than fifty years after six black children integrated an all-white elementary school in Louisiana, racial balance in the state’s public school system remains an elusive goal. Critics of efforts to create a breakaway school district in Baton Rouge say the move will only exacerbate a growing racial divide.
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Louisiana Public Square is a local public television program presented by LPB
Funding provided by The Foundation for Excellence in Louisiana Public Broadcasting