James M. Scott

James Martin "Jim" Scott (born June 11, 1938)

In 1969, Scott founded the Washington Suburban Institute, a private think tank focused on racism in Fairfax County. He was a co-author with Carol J. Cunningham of "Land Development and Racism in Fairfax County", a 1970 study of institutional racism in the county.[1]

Scott was elected to the Providence District seat on the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors in the election of November 1971, defeating Republican Thomas B. Wright.

References

  1. Grubisich, Thomas. "Fairfax Growing Whiter." The Washington Post, Times Herald (1959-1973): 3. Oct 29 1970. ProQuest. Web. 20 June 2016.