Not Done Yet
The Trask Media Center was honored to feature the
"Not Done Yet: School Desegregation in Wilmington, NC"
display from March 3-17, 2023.
To learn more about the topics featured in the panels check out the resources below:
Segregation and the Civil Rights Movement, 1896-1964
"Barbara Johns." Britannica School, Encyclopædia Britannica, 4 Feb. 2021. school.eb.com/levels/middle/article/Barbara-Johns/633221.
June-Friesen, Katy, et al. “Massive Resistance in a Small Town.” The National Endowment for the Humanities, https://www.neh.gov/humanities/2013/septemberoctober/feature/massive-resistance-in-small-town.
Kanefield, Teri. The Girl From the Tar Paper School: Barbara Rose Johns and the Advent of the Civil Rights Movement. New York, Abrams Books for Young Readers, 2013.
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"Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka." Britannica School, Encyclopædia Britannica, 27 Oct. 2021. school.eb.com/levels/middle/article/Brown-v-Board-of-Education-of-Topeka/607303.
Jaynes, Gerald D.. "Little Rock Nine". Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Dec. 2022, https://www.britannica.com/topic/Little-Rock-Nine.
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Rauh, Joseph, et al. “The Civil Rights Act of 1964: A Long Struggle for Freedom the Civil Rights Act of 1964.” Library of Congress, 10 Oct. 2014, https://www.loc.gov/exhibits/civil-rights-act/civil-rights-act-of-1964.html.
Wilmington and North Carolina Respond to Brown, 1954-1968
Bellamy, Cammie. “When Williston Closed.” Wilmington StarNews, 2 July 2018, https://www.starnewsonline.com/story/news/education/2018/07/02/alumni-reflect-on-50-years-since-williston-high-closed/11613056007/.
Michaels, Cash, director. "Williston High Project" from "Pardons of Innocence: The Wilmington Ten". YouTube, 21 Oct. 2017, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z8AtDsX-NpQ.
Porter, Kyle, and Jordan Scott. “A North Carolina History Online Resource - With All Deliberate Speed: The Pearsall Plan.” NCanchor, 2018, https://www.ncanchor.org/anchor/all-deliberate-speed.
Thuesen, Sarah C. “Pearsall Plan.” NCpedia, https://www.ncpedia.org/pearsall-plan.
WWAY. “Black History Month: The History of Williston High School.” WWAYTV3, 19 May 2021, https://www.wwaytv3.com/black-history-month-the-history-of-williston-high-school/.
The Wilmington Ten, February 1971
Gerard, Philip. (2022, June 1). The 1970s: The Wilmington 10. Our State. https://www.ourstate.com/the-1970s-the-wilmington-10/.
Hines, Elizabeth. "Wilmington Ten". Encyclopedia Britannica, 1 Aug. 2016, https://www.britannica.com/topic/Wilmington-Ten.
Williston 9th Grade Center, 1971-1972
Garrison, J. (2022, May 6). Williston, 50 years later. From a Rocky Hillside. https://fromarockyhillside.com/2022/05/05/williston-50-years-later/.
1972 and Beyond: The Fight Continues
Bouchelle, S. (2022, July 21). 'Community conversations' spark dialogue on equity in public schools. WWAYTV3. https://www.wwaytv3.com/community-conversations-spark-dialogue-on-equity-in-public-schools/
Britannica, The Editors of Encyclopaedia. "Swann v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education". Encyclopedia Britannica, 12 Feb. 2015, https://www.britannica.com/event/Swann-v-Charlotte-Mecklenburg-Board-of-Education.
Public School Forum of North Carolina. (2022, November 10). Leandro v. State of NC: Background & Resources. Public School Forum. https://www.ncforum.org/leandro/