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In my opinion, this article should be moved to Education segregation in Jackson Mississippi. The political dynamics of desegregation in Jackson were different than in the more rural towns since Jackson was large enough to have an upper class that sent children to private schools before desegregation. The history of desegregation in the more rural regions can be covered in a different article, perhaps one that covers desegregation in Mississippi as a whole
Billhpike (
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15:58, 17 November 2017 (UTC)reply
Hello
Billhpike -- I considered that and rejected it. Please read the article again. In 1970, Jackson, Meridian and the whole Red Clay region was predominantly white, which seems to me makes it a reasonable grouping. Yes, there were private schools before Brown, but not many.
Jackson Academy (Mississippi) was started after Brown. You may argue that Red Clay is an ill-defined region. Let's wait for the article to be reviewed. Then, if you want, you can MOVE or split it as you see fit.
Rhadow (
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16:08, 17 November 2017 (UTC)reply
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Rhadow and
Billhpike: My reviewy sense is tingling. As far as I can tell:
1. There's fewer sources visible which use "Red Clay Hills" as region rather than "North Central Hills", and basically none outside of Wikipedia citogenesis which use the capsed "Red Clay Region"
2. The source for the Red Clay Hills region appears to be an outlier. Other sources (and Wikipedia itself) keep Jackson in the separate geographic region of the
Jackson Prairie. The Jackson Prairie is
not a red clay region. Perhaps from an government Arts/culture perspective it's useful to group the areas, but where are the other sources that lump the regions together in the context of segregation, and how do they actually refer to the combined region?
Hello
Hydronium -- The region is appropriately identified demographically, but as to the name, I agree, it could be better. The Delta is well known geographically and demographically. The state used Red Clay in its description of the regions of the state, although, I admit, for another purpose.
Rhadow (
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12:35, 5 March 2018 (UTC)reply