Butler A. Jones Papers 1944-1969

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Butler A. Jones Papers 1944-1969

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Butler A. Jones was an African American educator and professor of sociology. Jones taught at several colleges, including Cleveland State University, 1969-1984. He was particularly interested in the effectiveness of law as a means of social change, with a special focus on school desegregation litigation. The collection consists of correspondence, manuscript writings, legal documents, unpublished reports, clippings, and material on various agencies. The collection pertains to the research of Butler A. Jones with respect to desegregation cases and to activist groups of the 1960s, especially the Southern Regional Council and the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee. Included are desegregation case proceedings and issues of Student Voice, a publication of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee.

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Jones, Butler A.

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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, Jone...