Nasze Szkoły, Nasza Polonia: The Story of Public and Parochial Education in the Making of Chicago’s Polonia, 1880-1924. Público

Abstract

This study focuses on the cultural transformations undergone by the Polish-American community at the turn of the 20th century. Specifically, the study highlights the tension between native-born American supporters of public school systems and foreign-born supports of parochial schools.

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Acknowledgments…………………………………………………………………..………..2.                                                                                                  

Introduction………………………………………………………………………………..…4.

Chapter 1: Niech Będzie Pochwalony Jezus Chrystus: Polish Identity-Making in the Nineteenth Century ... 16.

Chapter 2: The American Response to “New” Immigrants: Americanization, Public Education, and Naturalization…30.

Chapter 3: When he is older, he will not suffer misery: Polish Education and National Self-Realization in Chicago…46.

 Chapter 4: The Great War and Its Aftermath: a Rebranding of Whiteness and Citizenship...66.

Bibliography………………………………………………………………………………….79.

Figures

1                Map of Partitioned Poland in 1795………………………………………………..…18

2                Distribution of Children in Chicago Schools between Public and Parochial schools..56

3                Number of Truant Children Returned to School by Truant Officers…………………57

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School	Emory College
Department	History
Degree	B.A.
Submission	Honors Thesis
Language	English
Research Field	History, United States Education, History of
Palavra-chave	Chicago Immigration World War One Parochial Education
Committee Chair / Thesis Advisor	Jonathan Prude, Emory University
Committee Members	Eric Goldstein, Emory University Ralph Buchenhorst, Emory University

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