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A Historical Case Study Of School Desegregation And Resegregation In Las Vegas, Nevada, 1968-2008, Felicia Forletta
A Historical Case Study Of School Desegregation And Resegregation In Las Vegas, Nevada, 1968-2008, Felicia Forletta
UNLV Theses, Dissertations, Professional Papers, and Capstones
The purpose of this study was to document and examine the perspectives of members of a historically African American community located in Las Vegas, Nevada (historic West Las Vegas) concerning equal education and school desegregation and resegregation in the Clark County School District from 1968 to 2008. Using historical case study methods, this study sought to provide a historical description and analysis of the social, political, and cultural contexts that shaped decades of school desegregation and resegregation in this historically African American community. Data sources included: legal cases and court documents; archived news, newsletters, newspaper and magazine articles; (3) Clark …
Interview Conducted By Joseph Carl Ruff With Herbert Alexander Oldham (Fa 166), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Interview Conducted By Joseph Carl Ruff With Herbert Alexander Oldham (Fa 166), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Oral Histories
Transcription of an interview conducted by Joseph Carl Ruff with Herbert Alexander Oldham on 15 May 1993 in Bowling Green, Kentucky. They discuss African American education in Bowling Green, Kentucky, integration, and segregation. They also discuss Oldham's education at St. Augustine College in Raleigh, North Carolina, his teaching career and education administration positions in Bowling Green, his family background, and his experiences as an African American youth in Bowling Green.
Ua12/2/1 National Signing Day, Wku Student Affairs
Ua12/2/1 National Signing Day, Wku Student Affairs
WKU Archives Records
Special athletics magazine issue of the College Heights Herald.
- Stephens, Brad. Toppers Address Needs, Build Depth with Signing Class – Football
- Wells, Jordan. Former University of Louisville Commit Ready for WKU Career – Anthony Wales
- Claybourn, Cole. Willie Taggart Looking for National Identity – Football
- Finding the Right Pieces
- Wells, Jordan. Louisville Becomes Pipeline for Toppers
- Stephens, Brad. Nick Sheridan Promoted to Quarterbacks Coach
Ua12/6 Diversity Programs - Publications, Wku Archives
Ua12/6 Diversity Programs - Publications, Wku Archives
WKU Archives Collection Inventories
Publications created by and about Diversity Programs.
Ua12/2/2 Talisman, Vol. 83, Wku Student Affairs
Ua12/2/2 Talisman, Vol. 83, Wku Student Affairs
WKU Archives Records
2012 Talisman:
- Couch, Drew. Life Inside the Suit – Big Red
- Waggoner, Tabitha. Mike Nichols
- Plunkett, Amber. Rememberng 9/11
- Cherry, Lauren. Understanding Each Other
- Brown, Bianca. East Meets Western – Confucius Institute
- Heyne, Richard. Cage the Elephant Comes Home
- Clements, Kristin. Never Solo – Track & Field
- Spees, Monica. Out on the Water - Hilltopper Bass Club
- Simmons, Natasha. Kentucky’s Miss America – Ann-Blair Thornton
- Alleyne, Zirconia. The Hungriest Fans – Football
- Wood, Shane. The Making of a Game – Football
- Duke, Alex. Building Confidence – Football
- Henye, Richard. Clearing the Air – Cheerleading
- Florence, Sara. Two-Wheeled Freedom – Bicycling …
A Historical Narrative Of The Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee's Freedom Schools And Their Legacy For Contemporary Youth Leadership Development Programming, Leslie K. Etienne
A Historical Narrative Of The Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee's Freedom Schools And Their Legacy For Contemporary Youth Leadership Development Programming, Leslie K. Etienne
Antioch University Full-Text Dissertations & Theses
During what became known as the Mississippi Freedom Summer of 1964, the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) established alternative temporary summer "Freedom Schools" in communities throughout the state. SNCC was a civil rights organization led by young, mostly African American college students and ex-students that worked against racial discrimination during the Civil Rights Movement. In 1963, they were poised to lead Freedom Summer, a massive effort that aimed to transform the brutal white dominated power structure of Mississippi, a stronghold of extremely violent southern racism. During the planning for Freedom Summer, SNCC field secretary Charles Cobb suggested that the summer …