<span><span style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span>During the era of segregation, the </span><span style="font-style:italic;">Journal of Negro Education </span><span>published research vital to</span><span style="font-style:italic;"> </span><span>overturning racial segregation as public policy. Its founder, Charles Thompson's editorials inspired and mobilized activists, slowly molding public support for human rights. A major college administrator and expert witness for the NAACP, Thompson chronicled the highs and lows of the civil rights struggle and African-American teachers' central role in the struggle for equality. </span></span><br /><span><span> </span></span><br /></span>