EDUCATIONAL INEQUALITY POST-BROWN: PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SCHOOLING IN THE LIVES OF BLACK STUDENTS

Abstract

This Senior Thesis investigates how the de facto re-segregation of schools after Brown influences black students’ educational persistence and college attendance. Through qualitative interviews with students in public and private high schools, I examine how different individuals’ access to material, educational resources, surrounding environment and parental involvement shaped their sense of whether college in an achievable trajectory for them, and their knowledge of the steps involved to get there.