A Historical Narrative on the Role of Mrs. Esther Brown in the Development of Desegregation Policy in Public Education

Mrs. Esther Brown, a White Jewish woman, made a significant contribution to the desegregation of public education in the 1940s. This research study establishes her role in the development of desegregation policy in public education in the contemporary public narrative on desegregation policy in the early1950s, the challenges to the implementation of the desegregation of public education, and the local context that led to the national fight against desegregation. The significance of this study is to highlight the struggles that activists, many of whom are unsung heroes, went through to navigate the struggles and processes that enabled the desegregation of public education in America.

Name thesis:degree_name

Doctor of Philosophy

Level thesis:degree_level

Campus Only Dissertation

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Educational Administration

Year

2016

Author dc:creator

• Davis, Jessica

Contributors dc:contributor

• Donahoo, Saran

• Brown v. Board of Education
• Desegregation of Public Education
• Esther Brown
• NAACP
• Topeka Kansas
• Webb v. School District No. 90

Repository record dc:identifier

https://opensiuc.lib.siu.edu/dissertations/1184

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:opensiuc.lib.siu.edu:dissertations-2188