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(Enrollment was counted on the 10th day of each school year)
1954
1955
1956
1957
1958
1959
1960
Number in Segregated Schools
2,881
2,457
2,331
2,076
1,886
1,488
874
Number in Desegregated Schools
0
490
686
959
1,250
1,673
2,356
Total Negroes Enrolled
2,881
2,947
3,017
3,035
3,136
3,161
3,230
Percentage of Total Negro Enrollment Segregated
100.0
83.4
77.3
68.4
60.1
47.1
27.1
Percentage of Total Negro Enrollment Desegregated
0
16.6
22.7
31.6
39.9
52.9
72.9 All
data obtained from "History of the Black Public Schools of Montgomery County,
Maryland, 1872-1961," by Nina H. Clarke and Lillian B. Brown. Banner
photo courtesy Joseph Douglas Collection, Kansas Collection, Spencer Research
Library, University of Kansas Libraries Copyright ©
2004 University
of Maryland Philip Merrill College of Journalism
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