Starting a special-interest alumni group based on race can be problematic. Painful memories still linger for many minority alumni. Louisiana State University's Tureaud Chapter was willing to operate within the alumni association's framework. The right mix of communication, programing, and financial support is needed. (MLW)

Describes the advantages of school desegregation for educationally deprived children, and reviews some of the major Supreme Court decisions on desegregation. Presents a case history of desegregation efforts in Little Rock, Arkansas, and concludes with excerpts from the author's testimony at a Circuit Court hearing in 1982. (KH)