Religious lessons: Catholic sisters and the captured schools crisis in New Mexico

This text tells the story of Zellers v. Huff, which challenged Catholic religious employed in public schools in 1948. The 'Dixon case,' as it was known nationally, was the most famous in a series of midcentury lawsuits, all targeting what opponents provocatively dubbed 'captive school...

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Main Author: Holscher, Kathleen A. 1979- (Author)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
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Published: New York Oxford University Press 2012
In:Year: 2012
Reviews:Religious Lessons: Catholic Sisters and the Captured Schools Crisis in New Mexico (2014) (Green, Steven K.)
Further subjects:B Church and state ; United States
B Religion in the public schools (New Mexico) (Dixon) History 20th century
B Zellers, Lydia Trials, litigation, etc
B Catholic Schools (New Mexico) (Dixon) History 20th century
B Huff, Raymond Trials, litigation, etc
B Religion in the public schools ; Law and legislation ; United States
B New Mexico State Board of Education Trials, litigation, etc
B Religion in the public schools ; New Mexico ; Dixon ; History ; 20th century
B New Mexico ; State Board of Education ; Trials, litigation, etc
B Zellers, Lydia ; Trials, litigation, etc
B Huff, Raymond ; Trials, litigation, etc
B Religion in the public schools Law and legislation (United States)
B Church and state (United States)
B Catholic schools ; New Mexico ; Dixon ; History ; 20th century
Online Access: Volltext (Resolving-System; OUP)
Parallel Edition:Print version: 9780199781737
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Summary:This text tells the story of Zellers v. Huff, which challenged Catholic religious employed in public schools in 1948. The 'Dixon case,' as it was known nationally, was the most famous in a series of midcentury lawsuits, all targeting what opponents provocatively dubbed 'captive schools'
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
ISBN:0199979650
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199781737.001.0001