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Failure and Fraud in Civil Rights Enforcement by the Department of Education.
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Equity and Excellence, 1988
An investigation into the Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights (OCR) revealed the following: (1) the desegregation plans of ten states expired before achieving their goal, yet OCR has taken no remedial action to enforce the law; and (2) legal infractions by OCR have not been adequately investigated. (BJV)
Descriptors: Blacks, Civil Rights, Desegregation Plans, Discriminatory Legislation
From Crowds to Mobs: School Desegregation in New Orleans--A Case Study of Collective Behavior.
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Wieder, Alan – Equity and Excellence, 1988
Analyzes and explains the change of a crowd into a mob. Uses as a case study the behavior of crowds involved in the integration of two previously all-White elementary schools in New Orleans (Louisiana). Emphasizes the role of the White students who continued to attend the schools. (FMW)
Descriptors: Behavior Standards, Blacks, Case Studies, Desegregation Effects
A School Desegregation Diary: Mrs. Chandler and the New Orleans School Crisis.
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Wieder, Alan – Equity and Excellence, 1988
Provides a brief history of the desegregation of two elementary schools in New Orleans (Louisiana) in 1960. Presents the recollections and observations of the mother of two of the White students who continued to attend school despite a boycott. (FMW)
Descriptors: Black Education, Black Students, Blacks, Civil Rights