School Board Receives Protest: Petition Presented Claiming Racial Discrimination at Centennial School
Title
School Board Receives Protest: Petition Presented Claiming Racial Discrimination at Centennial School
Subject
20th Century public education, Oberlin racial history, racial discrimination, school board, Centennial School
Description
This news article published in the Oberlin News-Tribune on November 5th, 1940, explains the controversy surrounding the placement of Betty Glenn Thomas at Centennial School, where she was only teaching Black students.
Creator
Oberlin News-Tribune
Source
Oberlin College Archives
Publisher
Oberlin News-Tribune
Date
November 5, 1940
Relation
Betty Glenn Thomas
Format
Newspaper Article
Language
English
Original Format
Newspaper
Files
Collection
Citation
Oberlin News-Tribune, “School Board Receives Protest: Petition Presented Claiming Racial Discrimination at Centennial School,” African American Women Intellectuals, accessed November 15, 2026, https://www.afamwomen.historydesignlab.com/items/show/13.