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Though a great deal of the racial tension subsided with a crackdown on gang
activity, Butler said she still recognized the need to help students find common ground
and, hopefully build bridges across racial lines. That bridge was the impetus for the
mural.
“If you have a sense of appreciation and consciousness of where you came from, I
think it diminishes the racist mentality and attitude because you’re hungry to evaluate and
appreciate the strengths of each other’s background,” said Butler.
As sincere as the gesture of the mural might be, inter-ethnic similarity is not
apparent to all students, and the push for unity on campus can be a challenge.
Object Description
| Title | Dorsey High School: a lesson in transformation |
| Author | Kirkland, LeTania R. |
| Author email | letania.kirkland@gmail.com; letania_kirkland@yahoo.com |
| Degree | Master of Arts |
| Document type | Thesis |
| Degree program | Journalism (Print Journalism) |
| School | Annenberg School for Communication |
| Date defended/completed | 2011-03-28 |
| Date submitted | 2011 |
| Restricted until | Unrestricted |
| Date published | 2011-05-04 |
| Advisor (committee chair) | Gutierrez, Felix |
| Advisor (committee member) |
Celis, William Wilson, Fracille |
| Abstract | Susan Miller Dorsey High School in Los Angeles is at a crossroads. The school serves a community that, for decades, has been hailed as one of the largest historically black enclaves in the city. However, as migration throughout Los Angeles continues, what was once a predominately African-American community is almost equally Latino. This dramatic shift is mirrored at Dorsey, which some students and faculty call a segregated campus. However, there are others who believe the school has the potential to overcome stereotypes of so-called black/brown tension in Los Angeles. Dorsey’s faculty is working to create cohesion on campus and effectively serve the ever-changing community that it serves. |
| Keyword | Dorsey High School; Los Angeles; race; class; demographics; south Los Angeles; immigration; education |
| Geographic subject (city or populated place) | Los Angeles |
| Geographic subject (state) | California |
| Geographic subject (country) | USA |
| Coverage date | 2000/2011 |
| Language | English |
| Part of collection | University of Southern California dissertations and theses |
| Publisher (of the original version) | University of Southern California |
| Place of publication (of the original version) | Los Angeles, California |
| Publisher (of the digital version) | University of Southern California. Libraries |
| Provenance | Electronically uploaded by the author |
| Type | texts |
| Legacy record ID | usctheses-m3890 |
| Contributing entity | University of Southern California |
| Rights | Kirkland, LeTania R. |
| Repository name | Libraries, University of Southern California |
| Repository address | Los Angeles, California |
| Repository email | cisadmin@lib.usc.edu |
| Filename | etd-Kirkland-4459 |
| Archival file | uscthesesreloadpub_Volume29/etd-Kirkland-4459.pdf |
Description
| Title | Page 9 |
| Contributing entity | University of Southern California |
| Repository email | cisadmin@lib.usc.edu |
| Full text | 6 Though a great deal of the racial tension subsided with a crackdown on gang activity, Butler said she still recognized the need to help students find common ground and, hopefully build bridges across racial lines. That bridge was the impetus for the mural. “If you have a sense of appreciation and consciousness of where you came from, I think it diminishes the racist mentality and attitude because you’re hungry to evaluate and appreciate the strengths of each other’s background,” said Butler. As sincere as the gesture of the mural might be, inter-ethnic similarity is not apparent to all students, and the push for unity on campus can be a challenge. |
