Desegregation in Rapides Parish Public Schools from 1969 to 2001
by Savoy, Constance Fredrina, M.A., SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY AND AGRICULTURAL AND MECHANICAL COLLEGE, 2010, 146 pages; 1490489

Abstract:

This is a historical study of the desegregation of the Rapides Parish Public School System, officially established in 1900 as a primary and secondary educational system. Desegregation proceeded apace from 1969 to 2001, with three judges presiding over this issue—Judge Edwin F. Hunter from 1965 to 1970, Judge Nauman S. Scott II from 1970 to 1997, and Judge F. A. Little Jr. from 1997 to 2001. Their opinions and plans greatly shaped the character of the Rapides Parish School.

Judge Scott was the most focused of the three judges, for his 1980 desegregation plan, featuring massive cross-Parish busing to achieve racial balance in the school system, affected the Parish the most. His rulings in this case aroused the Parish communities and made the dual school system a unitary system. Scott was fair, compassionate and tough on the School Board in making desegregation in Rapides Parish a reality.

The purposes of this study are to explore and to explain the historical events relating to the desegregation of the Rapides Parish Public School System; to provide insight on the rulings of judges involved, their relationships with and efforts to work with the school, and to discuss the opinions and concerns of the general public.

 
AdviserWanda Jackson
SchoolSOUTHERN UNIVERSITY AND AGRICULTURAL AND MECHANICAL COLLEGE
SourceMAI/ 49-04, p. , Apr 2011
Source TypeThesis
SubjectsAmerican history; History of education
Publication Number1490489
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