Southern Regional Council

The Help Our Public Education (HOPE) project was established in 1958 by a group of community leaders and concerned citizens to disseminate information regarding school integration in Georgia. After the Supreme Court's school desegregation decision of 1954, HOPE anticipated that many of Georgia's public schools would close, because the state would refuse to comply. HOPE believed an informed public would take the necessary action through elected representatives to keep Georgia's public schools open. HOPE was not administratively tied to the Southern Regional Council.

From the description of Help Our Public Education files, 1958-1961. (Robert W. Woodruff Library of the Atlanta University Center, Inc.). WorldCat record id: 38477164

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