Papists and Pluralists: The Founding of America's First Grassroots School Choice Organization

Critics of school choice claim support for educational options was an outgrowth of racist, segregationist views following the U.S. Supreme Court's Ruling in Brown v. Board of Education. In this paper, I examine these claims by analyzing the development of the public school system in the United...

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Published in:Journal of school choice 2022-07, Vol.16 (3), p.416-432
Main Author: Shuls, James
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Advocacy
Archives & records
Criticism
Desegregation Litigation
Educational Attitudes
Educational Change
Educational Development
Educational History
Elementary Secondary Education
Grass roots movement
Kindergarten
National Organizations
Political Attitudes
Public Schools
Racism
Records (Forms)
School Choice
School Desegregation
Social Action
Speeches
Supreme courts
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Summary:Critics of school choice claim support for educational options was an outgrowth of racist, segregationist views following the U.S. Supreme Court's Ruling in Brown v. Board of Education. In this paper, I examine these claims by analyzing the development of the public school system in the United States and the historical records from Citizens for Educational Freedom. Founded in 1959 in St. Louis, Missouri by Martin and Mae Duggan, CEF was a grassroots school choice organization. The records contain newsletters, text from speeches and national conventions, and personal correspondence, among other relevant materials. The records help us understand the motives and mind-set of the early school choice movement.
ISSN:1558-2159
1558-2167
DOI:10.1080/15582159.2022.2088080