To understand the resegregation of Nashville’s schools, you have to start with understanding desegregation.
In 1954, the famous Brown v. Board decision ruled that segregated schools violated the constitution. But in reality, that decision changed very little in Nashville. Segregation was an architecture, and to pull it apart was a grueling endeavor. White families derailed the process. City officials worked mightily to resist it. And black families sacrificed for it.
In this episode, we’re going back to the early days of this battle for racial equity in the classroom, to the time not that long ago when school desegregation literally blew this city apart.
The Promise is written and produced Meribah Knight. Edited by Emily Siner, with additional editing by Anita Bugg, Tony Gonzalez, Samantha Max, Sergio Martinez-Beltran and Damon Mitchell. Fact-checking and research by Sam Zern. Advising for this season by Savala Nolan Trepczynski and Alex Kotlowitz. Mixing by Jakob Lewis of Great Feeling Studios. The music is by Blue Dot Sessions.
Coming Soon: Behind The Blue Wall
The Final Exam
The Recruitment Divide
A Reckoning
Warner's Hope
What You Can't Unsee
The Unraveling
A Tale Of Two Schools
Season 2 Coming Soon
Update: Letting Go
Bonus 2: The Big Man Interview
Bonus
Part 6: The Future
Part 5: Get Some Gone
Part 4: The Great Divide
Part 3: The People And The Police
Part 2: A Beautiful Day In The Projects
Part 1: A Change is Gonna Come
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