The purpose of this study was to explore the dynamics of racial change through the landmark appointment of the Black social scientist, Allison Davis, to the faculty of the University of Chicago in 1942. As archival materials make clear, the appointment came to fruition through the collaboration of powerful White liberals at the Julius Rosenwald…

Robert Hill (1972) identified strengths of Black families: strong kinship bonds, strong work orientation, adaptability of family roles, high achievement orientation, and religious orientation. Some suggest these strengths sustain the physical, emotional, social, and spiritual needs of Blacks. This study used narratives and survey data from a…

Suburban schools have traditionally remained homogenous enclaves for White middle class families. On the surface, these racially integrated spaces reflect the dream of Brown v. Board of Education--to have students of all races learning and developing together. A closer look at these racially mixed environments unveils the systemic problems…

The "United States v. Fordice" was decided in the United States Supreme Court in 1992, and it represents the most recent ruling on desegregation for those states that have historically maintained racially segregated systems of higher education. This study raises the question of what would Mississippi higher education be without public…

The barriers to educational integration in one Mississippi Delta town are identified. Although de facto segregation among students exist throughout the country, in Mississippi Delta many white students attend private academies that do not offer greater educational opportunity than the predominantly Black public schools.

A study draws on the case study of one suburban school district in U.S. to detail the structural, institutional, and symbolic inequalities that characterize such settings and contribute to educational inequality. It finds that even in supposedly integrated suburbs, African American and Caucasian students navigate a racialized educational terrain…

Discusses desegregation of parochial schools, examining the Roman Catholic Church's struggle to reconcile its moral imperative to desegregate its parochial schools with temporal pressures to resist, as documented in the archives of the Catholic Council of Human Relations in New Orleans, Louisiana, home of the largest number of African American…

Eight definitions of integration were examined across sex, race, political preference, religious service attendance, and socioeconomic status for 449 graduating high school seniors. Generally, these students chose definitions of integration based on the idealistic principle of free association of people of different races and the open acceptance…

Explores one southern community's response to the 1954 Brown decision, its subsequent handling of school desegregation, and events immediately following the decision, which provide a context for the 1980s decision to consolidate the community's middle school students to reduce perceptions of race-based inequality. Analyzes the current status of…

An examination of the merits of integrated school systems with respect to academic impact, the potential for improving race relations and the likelihood of bettering life opportunities for black students. Recent critiques of school integration are also evaluated. The tentative evidence is that interracial education, especially when implemented…

Chronicles the history of two Ohio Valley school districts. The creation of one black and one predominantly white district is a history of segregation, while the merger of the two 20 years later tells a story of desegregation. Primary and secondary historical data provide accounts from various perspectives of school segregation and desegregation,…

Deals with three questions--(1) Is integration of the races a desirable goal for public schools in the black cities? (2) If desirable, is it feasible? and, (3) If desirable and feasible, how is it to be accomplished?--expressing the position of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored people. (Author/JM)

Presents an in-depth review of desegregation efforts waged in the nation's courts, along with insights into the overall effectiveness of the courts' rulings in this area. It discusses concepts of academic freedom at the postsecondary level and their influence on higher education desegregation efforts. The authors provide a partial explanation for…

An intercultural culture needs to be established in South Africa's public schools to achieve balance between cultural integration, differentiation, equity, and development in the post-apartheid period. Critical awareness of interculturalism and informed commitment by educators and learners is needed to implement these educational changes. (MMU)

Analyzes the struggle of a poor black institution of higher education to retain Federal Funds. Further complicating the struggle over the university's claim is the constitutional question of separation of church and state and sectarian loyalties and rivalries within the black community. (Author/AM)