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Backlash to the largest school consolidation in the U.S. cemented disparities in Memphis. Here s how
After the Civil War, Memphis had two school districts. There was one, for one year. Now, there are seven. Will the districts ever integrate?
Laura Testino, Memphis Commercial Appeal
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12:44 pm UTC Jul. 19, 2021
This story is part of Confederate Reckoning, a collaborative project of USA TODAY Network newsrooms across the South to critically examine the legacy of the Confederacy, Reconstruction and the Jim Crow era and their influence on communities today.
If every public school student in Shelby County, Tennessee, belonged to the same district, it would be the 18th largest in the United States, with roughly 150,000 students.
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