School integration
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
A. Helen Anderson Papers
Collection
Identifier: M016
Abstract
A. Helen Anderson (1891-1975) was the Director of Publications for Denver Public Schools, Denver, Colorado (1929-1956) during the tenure of Superintendent Archie Threlkeld. Anderson taught at South High School in Denver from 1929-1956. She was an advocate for improved educational programs in the Denver area. Editorials, newspaper clippings and correspondence on public school controversies such as McCarthyism and school integration, assembled during A. Helen Anderson's tenure as Director...
Dates:
1950-1969; Majority of material found in 1950-1969
Rachel Noel for Colorado Reflections
Item
Identifier: couda-noel_rachel
Abstract
Rachel Noel, a Colorado educator, was born in Hampton, Virginia and moved to Colorado when her husband started his medical practice. They chose Colorado because Noel's husband could practice medicine in an integrated hospital. Reflects on segregation and discrimination against African Americans in health, housing, education, and daily life in Colorado in the 1950s. Discusses her experience as a committee member appointed by the board of education to look at inequality in Denver Public...
Dates:
Date Not Yet Determined