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Segregation Academies

Decades After Desegregation, Private Schools Still Divide

Hundreds of the private schools that opened for white children fleeing the arrival of Black students still operate across the South. And they play a key role in persistent segregation.

How Segregated Are Your Local Private Schools? We Made a Tool to Help You Find Out.

ProPublica Releases New Private School Demographics Lookup

Private School Demographics

The Story of One Mississippi County Shows How Private Schools Are Exacerbating Segregation

Segregation Academies in Mississippi Are Benefiting From Public Dollars, as They Did in the 1960s

Segregation Academies Across the South Are Getting Millions in Taxpayer Dollars

“Cookie & Zo’e”: A Georgia Family Wrestles With School Choice 60 Years After Desegregation

Cookie & Zo’e: A Georgia Family Wrestles With School Choice 60 Years After the Start of Desegregation

In a Town Full of Segregation Academies, One Black Family Grapples With the Best School Choice for Their Daughter

These Researchers Study the Legacy of the Segregation Academies They Grew Up Around

How an Alabama Town Staved Off School Resegregation

How Residents in a Rural Alabama County Are Confronting the Lasting Harm of Segregation Academies