School names as cultural arenas: The naming of U.S. Public schools after martin luther king, jr.

Urban Geography

Volumn 23, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 601-626

  Alderman, Derek H ^a  

^a EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cultural arena; Martin Luther King Jr.; Public commemoration; Race; School name

Indexed keywords

PLACE NAME;

EID: 0036824927     PISSN: 02723638     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2747/0272-3638.23.7.601     Document Type: Article

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