Reports on two studies comparing learned resourcefulness among 238 black and white South African college students. Finds that black students score higher on learned resourcefulness in both studies. Discusses possible explanations. (CFR)

Maintains that Henry David Thoreau and Martin Luther King, Jr. fundamentally altered the tradition of protest and reform. Compares and contrasts the role of each man in U.S. social and constitutional history. Concludes that while Thoreau lacked the broad influence of King, his writings influenced both King and Mohandas Gandhi. (CFR)

Examines the results of a survey of historians about democratic values, ethnocentrism, and racism. Describes the origins, development, and current efforts of the National Afro-American Museum and Cultural Center in Ohio. Concludes that museums are important places to learn and that values should be central to what is taught in museums. (CFR)