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Cecil County School Desegregation

Posted on July 8, 2018January 3, 2022 by admin

“Standing in the Schoolhouse Door:  The Desegregation of Public Schools in Cecil County, Maryland – 1954-1965” is a Washington College thesis (2013) by Kyle Dixon, B.A..  The thesis analyzes social and political factors, which led to the desegreation of public schools in Cecil County, MD.

Click this link to review a longer article about school desegregation. 

Cedar Hill, African American School House Cecil County
The Cedar Hill School, an African American School House near Pleasant Hill in Cecil County.
Kyle Dixon at Levi J Coppin School in Cecilton, an African-American School
The author, Kyle Dison at the Levin Coppin School, a former schoolhouse for African Americans in Cecilton.

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