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This study is an exploratory piece of research into the question of attitudes towards the process of integration. A socio-political approach to attitudes is used as a theoretical framework for exploring and understanding the meanings and the complexities involved in the formatio…

This dissertation is a historical study of a nineteenth-century teacher of mathematics of African descent, Edgar Joseph Edmunds (“E. J. Edmunds”). The study traces the life and career of Edmunds, which spanned a period of social upheaval in the South–from the pre-Civil War era, …

The academic gap for Latinx students continues to widen despite legal attempts to desegregate schools for educational equity. The case, Soria v. Oxnard School District Board of Trustees (1971), was filed on behalf of the Mexican children of Oxnard, California. The suit sought to…