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A history of Luther P. Jackson high school: a report of a case study on the development of a black high school

Abstract

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Prior to 1954, blacks in Fairfax County who wanted to receive an education beyond the seventh grade were bussed by the county to Manassas Regional High School in Prince William County or independently attended Dunbar High School, Phelps Vocational Center, Cardoza High School or Armstrong High School in Washington, D.C. The purpose of this dissertation was to describe, record and analyze the events and actions that led to the establishment, operation, desegregation and eventual demise of Luther P. Jackson High School, the first and on1y high school for blacks in Fairfax County, Virginia. This study provides useful information to the Fairfax County School System. The population for the study consisted of representatives from community and civil rights leaders, school administrators, students, teachers and secretaries who were involved with Luther P. Jackson at various stages of its existence.

Degree

thesis:*
Name thesis:degree_name
Doctor of Education
Level thesis:degree_level
doctoral
Discipline thesis:degree_discipline
Educational Administration
Department dc:contributor.department
Educational Administration
Grantor dc:publisher
Virginia Tech
Year dc:date.issued
1993

Author and committee

dc:creator, dc:contributor.*
Author dc:creator
  • Lee, Mathelle K.
Chair dc:contributor.committeechair
  • Conley, Houston
Committee members dc:contributor.committeemember
  • Fortune, Jimmie C.
  • Underwood, Kenneth E.
  • McKeen, Ronald L.
  • Gatewood, Thomas E.

Rights

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Statement dc:rights
  • In Copyright
Language dc:language.iso
en

Identifiers

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Dc Identifier Other
etd-10202005-102820
OAI identifier oai:identifier
oai:vtechworks.lib.vt.edu:10919/40030

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Lee, Mathelle K.. A history of Luther P. Jackson high school: a report of a case study on the development of a black high school. doctoral thesis, Virginia Tech, 1993. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/40030