Type of Document Dissertation Author Fowler, Lee V. Author's Email Address robertr@vt.edu URN etd-11398-163747 Title School Integration: A Case Study of the 1971-1972 School Year at Indian River High School Degree Doctor of Education Department Educational Leadership and Policy Studies Advisory Committee
Advisor Name Title Richards, Robert R. Committee Chair Earthman, Glen I. Committee Member Hunt, Thomas C. Committee Member Onks, Charles H. Committee Member Parks, David J. Committee Member Richards, Robert R. Committee Member Keywords
- Integration
- School
Date of Defense 1997-07-31 Availability unrestricted Abstract This dissertation is a case study of the initial year of
integration at a predominantly white southern high school. The
school's racial configuration changed from approximately 10%
black to approximately 35% black in the course of a single
year. The study includes a background of desegration in
Virginia, a discussion of the closing of the black high school
in the local area, and a detailed, thematic study of the events
of the school year. The information is gleaned from newspapers,
historical works by original sources, school records, papers and
memos, and primarily, from sixty-six interviews with former students,
teachers, administrators, parents and community members.
Important sections deal with racial issues on a personal level
for the students and teachers involved. Organizations such as the
football team are dealt with in detail. Particular attention
is paid to clubs and organizations, especially those where the
students could choose the members. A substantial portion of
the paper provides first hand accounts of violence that occurred
during the school year, in particular an incident of riot
proportions. The objective of the study is to provide a
detailed account of school integration through first hand
accounts of day to day events at a school in the process of
desegregation.
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