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Crawford, Jon G.; O'Neill, Linda J. – Peabody Journal of Education, 2011
This article provides historical and legal context for recent U.S. Supreme Court school desegregation decisions. The Supreme Court's race-based and race-neutral arguments from "Brown" (1954) to "Parents Involved" (2007) are examined within their broader context. Policy implications and potential support for diversity goal…
Descriptors: School Desegregation, Court Litigation, School Resegregation, Public Education
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Harpalani, Vinay – Penn GSE Perspectives on Urban Education, 2004
On May 17, 1954, the Supreme Court rendered one of the most important legal decisions in American history. With its first opinion in the "Brown v. Board of Education," the Court ruled unanimously that racial segregation in public schools was unconstitutional. Writing for the Court, Chief Justice Earl Warren stated that racial segregation…
Descriptors: School Desegregation, Desegregation Litigation, Affirmative Action, College Admission