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The Local History Index provides only a citation to the article or item. Please visit the Elkhart Public Library’s downtown location at 300 S. Second St. to access the Elkhart Truth newspapers and other collections referenced in this index.


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Showing 11 results for Segregation.
ID100353
Title of ArticleSchool consolidation an option
SourceElkhart Truth
LocationMicrofilm - Reference Desk
Picture CaptionJoanna King, Doug Miller, Timothy Wesco, Blake Doriot, Linda Rogers; Dr. Larry Huff at Third House meeting
DateFeb 04, 2025
PageA1, A3
SubjectsGreater Elkhart Chamber of Commerce, Educational Vouchers, Segregation

ID59150
Title of ArticleTeacher on leave after segregation assignment
SourceElkhart Truth
LocationAsk at Reference Desk
Picture Caption'Whites Only' sign
DateDecember 5, 2015
PageA1, A2
SubjectsConcord High School, Racism, African-Americans

ID55734
Title of ArticleAuthor of segregation history books will speak three times
NotesJames Loewen
SourceElkhart Truth
LocationAsk at Reference Desk
DateMarch 1, 2015
PageA7
SubjectsCommunity Relations, Goshen, History of, Racism

ID87713
Title of ArticleDoubts Workability of Desegregation
NotesSchool Intregration - 1980s envelope
SourceElkhart Truth
LocationMicrofilm - Reference Desk
History #Elkhart Truth Collection
DateApr 28, 1981
SubjectsSchool Integration, Urban League, African-Americans, Integration – Indiana

ID87707
Title of ArticleJr. High Football Desegregation Goes Well, Too
NotesSchool Intregration - 1980s envelope
SourceElkhart Truth
LocationMicrofilm - Reference Desk
Picture CaptionMike Cebra; Jim Cory; Dan Randolph; Phil Stillson
History #Elkhart Truth Collection
DateSep 12, 1980
Page1
SubjectsSchool Integration, Elkhart Community Schools, Sports, Integration – Indiana

ID36706
Title of ArticleOCR officials here in school segregation charge
NotesSchool Intregration - 1980s envelope
SourceElkhart Truth
LocationMicrofilm - Reference Desk
DateMay 31, 1980
History #Elkhart Truth Collection
Page2
SubjectsSchool Integration, Elkhart Community Schools, Integration – Indiana, Schools

ID87719
Title of ArticleDesegregation Ruling Is 'One More Signal'
NotesSchool Integration - 1979 envelope
SourceElkhart Truth
LocationMicrofilm - Reference Desk
History #Elkhart Truth Collection
DateJul 03, 1979
SubjectsSchool Integration, Integration – Indiana, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), Schools

ID87747
Title of ArticleDesegregation Task Force Sets Aug. 9 Target
NotesSchool Integration - 1978 envelope
SourceElkhart Truth
LocationMicrofilm - Reference Desk
History #Elkhart Truth Collection
DateJul 13, 1978
SubjectsSchool Integration, Layoffs and Closings, Race Relations, Integration – Indiana

ID43613
Title of ArticleDesegregation plans heard
SourceElkhart Truth
LocationElkhart City History File
DateApril 13, 1978
History #1404a
SubjectsRace Relations, African-Americans, Elkhart Community Schools, Integration – Indiana

ID101740
Title of ArticleSchool Segregation Is Not Black Youth's Chief Concern
NotesBlack History envelope
SourceElkhart Truth
LocationMicrofilm - Reference Desk
History #Elkhart Truth Collection
DateApr 08, 1972
PageGO Section pg. 3
SubjectsBlack History, African-Americans, Segregation, Universities & Colleges

ID77358
Title of ArticleNixon Clarification Sought On Desegregation Policy
SourceElkhart Truth
LocationMicrofilm - Reference Desk
History #Elkhart Truth Collection
DateFeb 18, 1970
SubjectsPresidents, United States, Segregation, Schools, Race Relations