Date of Award
Spring 2013
Degree Name
Bachelor of Arts
Major
American Studies
First Advisor
Davarian Baldwin
Abstract
This paper attempts to explain how Bloomfield, CT simultaneously maintains an integrated town population and an extremely segregated public schools population. By examining the intersection of race and class in regards to housing and education, this paper traces the transition of Bloomfield from a predominately white to a predominately African-American suburb, and the effect this change had on the public schools.The paper concludes with a discussion of opinions about Bloomfield, comparing popular perceptions of the town and schools to the lived experiences of former students and parents.
Recommended Citation
Ragland, Jamil R., "Graduating Class: Race, Economics and Education in Bloomfield, CT". Senior Theses, Trinity College, Hartford, CT 2013.
Trinity College Digital Repository, https://digitalrepository.trincoll.edu/theses/282
Included in
American Studies Commons, Education Commons, Race, Ethnicity and Post-Colonial Studies Commons
Comments
Senior thesis completed at Trinity College for the degree of Bachelor of Arts in American Studies.