Georgia State University ScholarWorks @ Georgia State University Educational Policy Studies Dissertations Department of Educational Policy Studies 8-8-2017 Towards Racial Reconciliation: An Oral History Inquiry Examining Race And Reconciliation In The Context Of Mercer University's Beloved Community Joy R. Kenyon Georgia State University Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarworks.gsu.edu/eps_diss Recommended Citation Kenyon, Joy R., "Towards Racial Reconciliation: An Oral History Inquiry Examining Race And Reconciliation In The Context Of Mercer University's Beloved Community." Dissertation, Georgia State University, 2017. https://scholarworks.gsu.edu/eps_diss/171 This Dissertation is brought to you for free and open access by the Department of Educational Policy Studies at ScholarWorks @ Georgia State University. It has been accepted for inclusion in Educational Policy Studies Dissertations by an authorized administrator of ScholarWorks @ Georgia State University. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. ACCEPTANCE This dissertation, TOWARDS RACIAL RECONCILIATION: AN ORAL HISTORY INQUIRY EXAMINING RACE AND RECONCILIATION IN THE CONTEXT OF MERCER UNIVERSITY’S BELOVED COMMUNITY, by JOY REBECCA KENYON, was prepared under the direction of the candidate’s Dissertation Advisory Committee. It is accepted by the committee members in partial fulfillment of the requirement for the degree Doctor of Philosophy in the College of Education and Human Development, Georgia State University. The Dissertation Advisory Committee and the student’s Department Chairperson, as representatives of the faculty, certify that this dissertation has met all standards of excellence and scholarship as determined by the faculty. ____________________________ ____________________________ Richard D. Lakes, Ph.D. Patricia A. Carter, Ph.D. Committee Chair Committee Member ____________________________ ____________________________ Joyce E.