This article discusses Black teacher activism during Jim Crow through a case study of the Florida State Teachers Association. Few studies have examined the response of Black teacher associations to Jim Crow educational policies. This study examines inequities in school and teacher salaries and the FSTA's response by way of campaigns, rhetoric and…

Historians of education have probed into the involvement of Social Reconstructionists' with issues of racial justice and have argued explicitly that Social Reconstructionists, while "interested" in racial problems during the Depression, actually did little to carefully study the role of race or race relations in America. The authors…

Our field is ushering in a new generation of teachers who need experiences that will prepare them to acknowledge the multiple worldviews of the diverse student population they will teach. For pre-service teachers working in urban under-resourced classrooms, constructing alternative practices rooted in critical ideology that honors their students'…

A review of the various actions, reactions, and social implications of various court decisions and decrees on the desegregation process. (EH)

Identifies some of the earliest known examples of juvenile justice for African American juvenile delinquents in 19th century New York, New York, and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, raising questions about the quality and type of rehabilitation African American youth accused of crime received in these cities and the early purposes of juvenile…

In preparing its second brief in the Brown v. Board of Education case, the NAACP relied heavily on the knowledge and research skills of many scholars who had pursued graduate studies with awards from the Julius Rosenwald Fund, which was devoted to the advancement of African Americans and improvement in race relations. The fellowship program also…

Reviews experiences of Zimbabwe in implementing education in its first decade of independence, examining cases and effects of educational expansion, and policy dilemmas. New initiatives and a recommitment to current policies are recommended to equalize educational opportunities and provide universal elementary and secondary education. (SLD)