How did South Carolina's equalization effort fare in the face of opposition to school
segregation?
The continued segregation of public schools was seen as a plausible option
despite Supreme Court decisions to the contrary.
To make up for years of underfunding African American schools, overfunding
was considered as a way to compensate for past deficiencies.
South Carolina's leaders were able to head off complaints against the deplorable
conditions in schools for African American students.
As long as public schools in South Carolina were comparable in teacher pay.
supplies, and facilities, segregation would be allowed.