This book summarizes some of the basic data of the framework through which southern schooling must be seen if a proper understanding of the problems of southern public education is to be achieved. It provides a brief handbook of basic data on southern schools, as they are today and as they can be in the next decade. Originally published in 1973. A UNC Press Enduring Edition -- UNC Press Enduring Editions use the latest in digital technology to make available again books from our distinguished backlist that were previously out of print. These editions are published unaltered from the original, and are presented in affordable paperback formats, bringing readers both historical and cultural value.