Document Type
Dissertation
Degree
Doctor of Philosophy
Major
Education
Date of Defense
12-11-2015
Graduate Advisor
Matthew D. Davis, PhD
Committee
Lynn Beckwith
Vanessa Garry
June Christian
Abstract
Abstract This study illuminates the life, practice, and sociopolitical ideology of Communist Educator, Doxey A. Wilkerson. Wilkerson, a former member of the Communist Party of the United States of America, facilitated the development and execution of the Party’s educational programs during the mid-twentieth century. Contextually, narratives grounded in Black liberation, educational equity, and the sociopolitical inclusion of African-Americans have been dominated by the most visible members within the Black intelligentsia, such as renowned historian and scholar, W.E.B Du Bois. The research and narrative constructed within this work provides a unique and sound contribution to liberatory themes within educational frameworks and awakens the muted voice of radical activism within a political guise. The research conducted will capture Wilkerson’s evolving sociopolitical and sociocultural ideology to fully conceptualize the possibilities of radical educational, societal, and economic reform.
OCLC Number
933736209
Recommended Citation
Lyons, Shante`, "The Radical Evolution of the Communist Educator: Doxey A. Wilkerson" (2015). Dissertations. 141.
https://irl.umsl.edu/dissertation/141