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Brandon, Elizabeth – Revue de Louisiane/Louisiana Review, 1972
Texts of lyrics for 18 Louisiana French folksongs are appended. (RS)
Descriptors: American History, Black Culture, Cultural Isolation, Folk Culture
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Dubois, Sylvie; Melancon, Megan – Journal of Sociolinguistics, 1997
Surveys the linguistic attitudes and cultural identity of Cajun speakers stratified by age and sex from four communities in Louisiana. Findings reveal that Cajun identity rests fundamentally in the linguistic ability of the speakers and that the criteria established has created considerable tension within the cultural Cajun community. (32…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Cultural Context, Cultural Isolation, Cultural Maintenance
US Commission on Civil Rights, 2006
On July 28, 2006, a panel of experts briefed members of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights on the putative benefits of racial and ethnic diversity in elementary and secondary education. Four experts presented written statements to the Commissioners that assessed the social science literature on this issue. They also addressed whether or not…
Descriptors: Public Schools, Civil Rights, School Desegregation, Secondary Education