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Our third installment of Trouble the Land is now live.

"Crow and Molasses" explores the racial integration of Atlanta public schools in the voices of participants. With an emphasis on 1961, topics include the state government's resistance to the 𝐵𝑟𝑜𝑤𝑛 𝑣𝑠. 𝐵𝑜𝑎𝑟𝑑 𝑜𝑓 𝐸𝑑𝑢𝑐𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 decision, the Sibley Commission, the experiences of the "Atlanta Nine," and the strategies Atlanta politicians used to avoid the negative headlines that plagued other cities' school desegregation efforts.

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Trouble the Land: Crow and Molasses "Crow and Molasses" explores the racial integration of Atlanta public schools in the voices of participants. With an emphasis on 1961, topics include the state government's resistance to the Brown vs. Board of Education decision, the Sibley Commission, the experiences of the "Atlanta Nine," and the....