Segregation now : investigating America's racial divide
A multimedia investigation presented online and, in collaboration with the Atlantic, in print, focusing on a Tuscaloosa, Alabama, high school to probe America's racial divide. In particular, the series tells the story of the African American Dent family, all of whom attended Central High School. The three generations of Dents personally experience Central's shifting segregation, desegregation, and, now, resegregation. ProPublica traces this historical trajectory as Central goes from a white school to a racially desegregated one, following civil rights litigation. In 2000, however, the school was released from its federal desegregation court order. Socio-economic conditions, demographics, housing, and migration patterns have since combined to reverse the achievements of school desegregation at Central and today its students are 99 percent black. Impressively researched and written, the story features reporter Nikole Hannah-Jones's 9,000-word article, augmented by extensive source notes, photographs, a short documentary, interactive timeline, and a searchable database.--Summary supplied by cataloger, based on Committee Commentary in the Gavel Awards program booklet
Print Book, English, 2014
ProPublica, [New York, NY], 2014