Mississippi State University Scholars Junction Theses and Dissertations Theses and Dissertations 1-1-2014 Guardians of Historical Knowledge: Textbook Politics, Conservative Activism, and School Reform in Mississippi, 1928-1982 Kevin Boland Johnson Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarsjunction.msstate.edu/td Recommended Citation Johnson, Kevin Boland, "Guardians of Historical Knowledge: Textbook Politics, Conservative Activism, and School Reform in Mississippi, 1928-1982" (2014). Theses and Dissertations. 2456. https://scholarsjunction.msstate.edu/td/2456 This Dissertation - Open Access is brought to you for free and open access by the Theses and Dissertations at Scholars Junction. It has been accepted for inclusion in Theses and Dissertations by an authorized administrator of Scholars Junction. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. Template Created By: Damen Peterson 2009, Modified by James Nail 2013 Guardians of historical knowledge: textbook politics, conservative activism, and school reform in Mississippi, 1928-1982 By Kevin Boland Johnson A Dissertation Submitted to the Faculty of Mississippi State University in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy in History in the Department of History Mississippi State, Mississippi May 2014 Copyright by Kevin Boland Johnson 2014 Guardians of historical knowledge: textbook politics, conservative activism, and school reform in Mississippi, 1928-1982 By Kevin Boland Johnson Approved: ____________________________________