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Article: Study reveals that most southern colleges remain segregated.(research by Southern Education Foundation Inc.)
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- June 12, 1995
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School segregation has been illegal for 41 years, but most public Southern colleges and universities remain segregated, a new report has revealed.
The study, conducted by the Southern Education Foundation Inc. in Atlanta, focused on colleges in 12 Southern states: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas and Virginia.
Whites and minorities still often attend different public universities, according to the new study. Blacks also receive college degrees at a lower rate than Whites, the study reveals.
The number of Whites who hold bachelor's degrees in all 12 Southern states ...