Jones, Butler A.

Butler A. Jones (1916-2003) was born in Birmingham, Alabama. He was an educator and sociologist for several Ohio universities. He attended Morehouse College where he earned his A.B. in 1937. At Atlanta University, Jones received his A.M. in 1938 and taught social science at the Laboratory Schools there from 1938 to 1942. Jones was a professor of social science at Talladega College from 1943 to 1952 and a professor of sociology at Ohio Wesleyan University from 1952 to 1969. During this time, Jones earned his Ph.D. from New York University (1955). His last position was at Cleveland State University where he was a professor of sociology from 1969 to 1984. Jones' major sociological research was on the effectiveness of law as a means of social change and his specific focus was on school desegregation litigation in the United States.

From the guide to the Butler A. Jones Papers, 1944-1969, (Western Reserve Historical Society)

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