From Statehood to School Desegregation: Racial Disparities in the Public Education of Mississippi, 1817-1969
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| Title: | From Statehood to School Desegregation: Racial Disparities in the Public Education of Mississippi, 1817-1969 |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Dixon, LaTanya L. (ORCID |
| Source: | AERA Open. Oct-Dec 2020 6(4). |
| Availability: | SAGE Publications. 2455 Teller Road, Thousand Oaks, CA 91320. Tel: 800-818-7243; Tel: 805-499-9774; Fax: 800-583-2665; e-mail: journals@sagepub.com; Web site: http://sagepub.com |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 15 |
| Publication Date: | 2020 |
| Sponsoring Agency: | Institute of Education Sciences (ED) |
| Contract Number: | R305B170009 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Descriptors: | Public Education, Educational History, State History, School Desegregation, School Segregation, Desegregation Litigation, School Resegregation, African American Students, State Legislation, Educational Legislation, African American Education, Educational Finance, Equal Education, White Students |
| Geographic Terms: | Mississippi |
| ISSN: | 2332-8584 |
| Abstract: | On this 50th-year anniversary of "Alexander v. Holmes Board of Education" (1969) nationally enforcing school desegregation in fall 1970, Mississippi is being sued for racial disparities in public education between Black students and White students in Williams et al. v. Bryant et al. (2017). Using quantitative and qualitative primary sources, I investigate the extent to which Mississippi administered racial disparities in public education between Black students and White students from its statehood in 1817 through school desegregation. The data show many racial disparities such as a $242 million difference in expenditures for 14 years and the school attrition of more than 1 million Black students, over a 17-year period, of which over 730,000 of those students left school after first grade. In the conclusion, I offer three recommendations for how Mississippi can take present-day responsibility for these racial disparities in public education. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| IES Funded: | Yes |
| Entry Date: | 2021 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1280176 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | On this 50th-year anniversary of "Alexander v. Holmes Board of Education" (1969) nationally enforcing school desegregation in fall 1970, Mississippi is being sued for racial disparities in public education between Black students and White students in Williams et al. v. Bryant et al. (2017). Using quantitative and qualitative primary sources, I investigate the extent to which Mississippi administered racial disparities in public education between Black students and White students from its statehood in 1817 through school desegregation. The data show many racial disparities such as a $242 million difference in expenditures for 14 years and the school attrition of more than 1 million Black students, over a 17-year period, of which over 730,000 of those students left school after first grade. In the conclusion, I offer three recommendations for how Mississippi can take present-day responsibility for these racial disparities in public education. |
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| ISSN: | 2332-8584 |
