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Leonard, Jacqueline; Walker, Erica N.; Bloom, Victoria R.; Joseph, Nicole M. – Journal of Urban Mathematics Education, 2020
In this chapter, the authors use Black Feminist Thought (BFT) to examine the mathematics education and the educational attainment of African American females in a matrilineal line that spans five generations. A cross analysis of school experiences, from a maternal great-great-grandmother to her great-great-granddaughter, reveal a portrait of…
Descriptors: Mathematics Education, Educational Attainment, African Americans, Females
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Saunders, Deloris M. – Negro Educational Review, 1981
Evaluates the impact of the 1954 "Brown" decision and the Civil Rights Act of 1964 on equal opportunity for women. Reviews the similar struggles faced by Blacks and women in the areas of education and employment. (GC)
Descriptors: Blacks, Civil Rights Legislation, Educational Opportunities, Elementary Secondary Education
Commission on Civil Rights, Washington, DC. – 1979
In this review, historical events are used to depict those aspects of American and especially black history which preceded the Brown v. Board of Education decision. Slavery, the Civil War, and the civil rights movement are discussed. Efforts to achieve equal educational opportunity are described and an overview of school desegregation and other…
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, Black History, Blacks, Civil Rights Legislation