The sins of the father: an historical analysis of race and class equality in educational resource allocation and the implications for future educational technology distribution

Abstract

This anicle traces the formation of a specific school district profoundly influenced by political, sociological, and economic &ctors in determining its namre. It provides an historical case study that confirms the relationship between economic participation and educational opportunities and makes apparent the causes for the emergence of race and class segregated communities and school districts. The prologue is autobiographical in nature, for the author brings a personal history to this research. An analysis of the racial, political, and economic environments that prevailed in Cincinnati, Ohio fi'om the turn of the century through the 1950s illuminates &aors that played in the formation of a school district serving a predominantly low-income Black community and student body.