Brown at 40: Reassessing the Case That Changed Public Education in the United States.

Phillip, Mary-Christine

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ERIC Number: EJ477823

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Publication Date: 1994

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Brown at 40: Reassessing the Case That Changed Public Education in the United States.

Phillip, Mary-Christine

Black Issues in Higher Education, v23 n10 p8-14 Jan 13 1994

Effects of Brown vs. Board of Education, the 1954 case in which the Supreme Court outlawed "separate but equal" education, are examined. Selected events in the history since the decision are chronicled, and trends in high school and college graduation rates for black students are charted. Educators discuss their own experiences of change. (MSE)

Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Black Education, College Graduates, Court Litigation, Educational Change, Educational History, Elementary Secondary Education, Equal Education, Federal Courts, High School Graduates, Higher Education, Minority Groups, Racial Integration, School Desegregation

Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Numerical/Quantitative Data; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: Brown v Board of Education

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