Echoes of Things That Once Were: An Oral and Archival History of Lincoln Heights High School
| Autor: | Coleman, Daniel LaMar |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2023 |
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Black History
Black Studies Education Education Finance Education History Education Policy Law Minority and Ethnic Groups Modern History Lincoln Height High School Cincinnati Cincinnati Ohio Black Education CRT Critical Race Theory History of Black Education Black Education in Cincinnati Archival History Lincoln Heights |
| Druh dokumentu: | Text |
| Popis: | Over time, Lincoln Heights High School has seemingly been erased from history. With the exception of a Facebook group and a few articles about state championships that were won during its final year of operation, there is no information on the internet or in published books or research about the high school. This research project aims to fill the void in the literature about Lincoln Heights High School. Data for this project were collected through a combination of oral histories and archival documents to unpack the trials and triumphs of a school that aimed to provide a quality education for its students despite having insurmountable budget issues that inevitably led to its closure. The purpose of this research is to understand the unique case of Lincoln Heights High School as it was one of the few Black schools in Ohio.What were the experiences of Black educators who taught at Lincoln Heights High School? The teachers’ narratives highlighted that the staff was more than willing to work with the limited resources that they had in an attempt to educate students and build community. From the archival documents, the main takeaway is that there were so many external forces attempting to hinder the Lincoln Heights community. The battles over land and industrial tax revenue caused Lincoln Heights to be a landlocked community without the opportunity of expanding or generating substantial tax dollars from industry. Gerrymandering was the legal method used to ensure that thriving communities around Lincoln Heights were able to create the hopeless situation for the largest all Black town in the United States.Policies are the reason for the dire situation that the Lincoln Heights community and high school found themselves in. These findings indicate the need for an analysis of school funding in Ohio. The funding model that Ohio utilizes has been deemed illegal, but the model still exists. This model is what also forced the closure of Lincoln Heights High School and continues to delve out inequities in education for families that have modest incomes. |
| Databáze: | Networked Digital Library of Theses & Dissertations |
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