"Between God and the Youth of Our City": Conflicts over Religion and Education in Detroit, 1842-1949.

Mirel, Jeffrey E.

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ERIC Number: EJ360194

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Publication Date: 1987

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"Between God and the Youth of Our City": Conflicts over Religion and Education in Detroit, 1842-1949.

Mirel, Jeffrey E.

Urban Education, v22 n2 p203-26 Jul 1987

This article emphasizes the following points concerning policies of the Detroit Board of Education: (1) conflicts over religion and education have been part of politics since 1842; (2) these conflicts were political rather than consitutional; and (3) until 1948 decisions regarding religion were based on "institutional" considerations designed to protect the schools from political conflict. (VM)

Descriptors: Board of Education Policy, Constitutional Law, Educational History, Educational Policy, Political Issues, Public Schools, Religion, State Church Separation, Urban Education

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Historical Materials; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Michigan (Detroit)

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