Purdue University Purdue e-Pubs Open Access Dissertations Theses and Dissertations January 2015 Political Football: Race,College Football, and a Decade to Desegregate Ed Krzemienski Purdue University Follow this and additional works at: https://docs.lib.purdue.edu/open_access_dissertations Recommended Citation Krzemienski, Ed, "Political Football: Race,College Football, and a Decade to Desegregate" (2015). Open Access Dissertations. 1305. https://docs.lib.purdue.edu/open_access_dissertations/1305 This document has been made available through Purdue e-Pubs, a service of the Purdue University Libraries. Please contact
[email protected] for additional information. Graduate School Form 30 Updated 1/15/2015 PURDUE UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL Thesis/Dissertation Acceptance This is to certify that the thesis/dissertation prepared By Edward D. Krzemienski Entitled POLITICAL FOOTBAL: RACE, COLLEGE FOOTBALL, AND A DECADE TO DESEGREGATE For the degree of Doctor of Philosophy Is approved by the final examining committee: Randy Roberts Frank Lambert Chair James Farr Kathryn Brownell To the best of my knowledge and as understood by the student in the Thesis/Dissertation Agreement, Publication Delay, and Certification Disclaimer (Graduate School Form 32), this thesis/dissertation adheres to the provisions of Purdue University’s “Policy of Integrity in Research” and the use of copyright material. Approved by Major Professor(s): Randy Roberts Approved by: R. Douglas Hurt 11/9/2015 Head of the Departmental Graduate Program Date i POLITICAL FOOTBALL: RACE, COLLEGE FOOTBALL, AND A DECADE TO DESEGREGATE A Dissertation Submitted to the Faculty of Purdue University by Edward D. Krzemienski In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy i December 2015 Purdue University West Lafayette, Indiana ii TABLE OF CONTENTS Page ABSTRACT ......................................................................................................................