Louisiana State University LSU Digital Commons LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses Graduate School 1957 A History of Education in Louisiana During the Reconstruction Period, 1862-1877. Leon Odum Beasley Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.lsu.edu/gradschool_disstheses Recommended Citation Beasley, Leon Odum, "A History of Education in Louisiana During the Reconstruction Period, 1862-1877." (1957). LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses. 191. https://digitalcommons.lsu.edu/gradschool_disstheses/191 This Dissertation is brought to you for free and open access by the Graduate School at LSU Digital Commons. It has been accepted for inclusion in LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses by an authorized administrator of LSU Digital Commons. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. A HISTORY OF EDUCATION IN LOUISIANA DURING THE RECONSTRUCTION PERIOD, 1862-1877 A Dissertation Submitted to the Graduate Faculty of the Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in The Department of Education by, ... Leon Odum Beasley B. A., Baylor University, 1948 M. A., University of North Carolina, 1953 ACKNOWLEDGMENT The writer wishes to express his appreciation of and his gratitude for the guidance and helpful criticisms which were given by Professor John A.- Hunter, under whose direction the study was made. To Professor John Oliver Pettiss and Professor Edwin A. Davis a special word of gratitude for their many valuable suggestions and criticisms. Professors Mitchell, Fulmer, and Deer provided the full complement to the committee which was of real benefit to the writer.