dr Latorial Faison, a Virginia State University professor, independent scholar, and senior military spouse, completed research at Riverview High, a black high school that existed in Courtland, VA. A graduate of UVA, VA TECH and VSU, Faison holds Bachelors and Masters degrees in English and a PhD in Education.

Faison’s research, The Negro’s Missed Education: An Examination of the Experience of Black Segregation in Southampton Countytakes us back in time to explore the nuances of segregated black education during Jim Crow era Southampton County.

The study by Dr. Faison examines the segregated educational experiences of black people in mid-20th century rural Southampton County, VA to examine student perceptions of the segregated educational experiences of black people. The scholar believes that graduates from numerous black schools in the segregated South prove that black educators defied systemic adversity to encourage, cultivate, and commission black achievement and excellence in students of color in one of history’s darkest eras.

The purpose of Faison’s research was to find solutions to three critical problems in schools: increasing achievement disparity for African-American students, a lack of culturally relevant instruction, and a lack of essential connections and connections to the African-American community. Theories that frame Faison’s research are identity development theory, eurocentric theory, and critical race theory.

These theoretical approaches help in the revision of separate education …