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....After completing six grades at the elementary school that "did not do much to prepare" her, Scott enrolled in Lincoln High School in Marion, Alabama Lincoln "was as good as any school, white or black, in the area," said Scott She developed an interest in music at Lincoln and, with encouragement from her teachers, decided to pursue a career in it In 1945 Scott graduated as valedictorian (the student having the highest grades) of her high school class and won a scholarship to Antioch College in Yellow Springs, Ohio Eager to leave the South, Scott enrolled at Antioch only to discover that racism (a dislike or disrespect of someone solely based on his or her race) was very much alive there also Being the first African American to major in elementary education at Antioch created problems for her Such a major required a two-year internship, or training period—one year teaching in the Antioch private elementary school and the other in the Ohio public schools The year at the Antioch school, where Scott taught music, went well The Yellow Springs school board, however, refused to allow Scott to teach in its school system because of her race The student body was integrated, meaning that it contained both black and white students, but the faculty (teachers and members of the administrative staff) was all white......
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