Reading, Writing, and Race The Desegregation of the Charlotte Schools by DavisonM. Douglas 374 Pages, Published 2012 by Unc Press Books ISBN-13: 978-1-4696-0648-4, ISBN: 1-4696-0648-8
"The Desegregation of the Charlotte Schools Davison M. Douglas. Hodges
changed his posture on the school closing and tuition grant issues to deflect the
attacks of segregationists such as Lake. At a conference of editorial writers in
May 1956 he justified his shift: “If I hadn't come out for [the Pearsall Plan], a racist
would have run against me [for governor] and torn our state apart with hatred.”
Hodges thwarted that threat by si ..."