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Towards a Post-Brown life course framework.

Collin Perryman1,2

  • 1The University of Arizona College of Medicine, Tucson, Arizona, U.S.A.

The Gerontologist
|June 29, 2026
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Summary
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The Post-Brown Life Course Framework (PBLCF) reveals how segregationist pushback and Black autonomy influence cognitive health in older Black adults. This framework reframes understanding of desegregation

Keywords:
Brown v. Board of EducationBlack experienceLate-life cognitionLife courseRacial desegregation

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Area of Science:

  • Gerontology
  • Public Health
  • Sociology

Background:

  • Racial desegregation in U.S. schools is linked to improved cognitive function in older Black adults.
  • Existing research overlooks segregationist pushback and Black community autonomy.
  • These factors significantly shaped the post-desegregation educational landscape.

Purpose of the Study:

  • Introduce the Post-Brown Life Course Framework (PBLCF).
  • Integrate legal, historical, and life course health research.
  • Reframe the relationship between school desegregation and late-life cognition.

Main Methods:

  • Conceptual article integrating legal and historical scholarship with life course health research.
  • Introduces two core analytical constructs: segregationist pushback and Black autonomy.
  • Illustrates the framework with worked examples of specific pathways.

Main Results:

  • Segregationist pushback (e.g., school policing) and Black autonomy (e.g., community organizing) act as mechanisms and modifiers.
  • These constructs mediate and moderate the link between early education and later cognition.
  • The PBLCF provides a more nuanced understanding of desegregation's long-term cognitive impacts.

Conclusions:

  • The PBLCF offers a vital lens for gerontological research on racial disparities.
  • Highlights the need to incorporate historical context and community agency.
  • Informs equitable health policy and interventions across the life course.