On April 10, 1994, The Metropolitan Center for Urban Education at New York University's School of Education sponsored its third conference on the impact of the famous "Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka" decision. Fourteen discussion groups analyzed the following questions: What was the promise of "Brown," and has that…

This annotated bibliography focuses on the constitutional role of Oklahoma by highlighting the constitutionally significant cases that arose during the territorial period and after statehood. The intention is to bring important constitutional issues closer to home, and thereby create an appreciation for the Constitution as a vital, living…

The 1954 "Brown v. Board of Education" decision laid the basis for dismantling de jure racial segregation of schools and resulted in a 50 percent reduction in the number of schools in which black students composed 90 to 100 percent of the enrollment between 1968 and 1980. "Brown" represented a significant shift in the national…

TO EXAMINE THE CONSEQUENCES OF SCHOOL RACIAL ISOLATION, THIS PAPER REVIEWS THE FINDINGS OF TWO RECENT FEDERAL SURVEYS OF PUBLIC SCHOOL SEGREGATION, "RACIAL ISOLATION IN THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS" AND "EQUALITY OF EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY," AS WELL AS DATA FROM SEVERAL OTHER STUDIES. THE MATERIAL IS PRESENTED UNDER THE RUBRICS OF (1)…

IN CONTRAST WITH THE BASIC SOCIALIZATION PROCESS AND ACCULTURATION OF THE IMMIGRANT, THE NEGRO STILL IS MORALLY AND SOCIALLY ISOLATED FROM SOCIETY. ALTHOUGH CHANGES TOWARD MORE EQUALITY FOR THE NEGRO WILL OCCUR, THEY WILL BE DIFFICULT TO BRING ABOUT. THE GHETTO, WHICH ISOLATES THE NEGRO, PERSISTS BECAUSE OF THE VAST PROFITS THAT WHITE REALTORS…

TO CLARIFY AND FIND STRATEGIES TO ERADICATE THE PROBLEMS OF THE NEGRO IN AMERICA, THE PARTICIPANTS AT THIS CONFERENCE DISCUSSED THE SPECIFIC PAPERS PRESENTED AND THE IDEAS THAT THEY GENERATED. AMONG THE MAIN PROBLEMS DISCUSSED WERE WHETHER NEGRO COLOR WAS A UNIQUE STIGMA REQUIRING LEGISLATION AND ANTIPOVERTY MEASURES, THE EXISTENCE OF A NEGRO…

Sixteen essays dealing with issues surrounding school desegregation and racial integration comprise this book: (1) "School Integration Today: The Case for New Definitions," by Murray Friedman; (2) "Defining Brown's Integration Remedy for Urban School Systems," by Derrick A. Bell, Jr.; (3) "School Desegregation Can Succeed:…

ABOUT 260 SELECTED STORIES, POEMS, BIOGRAPHIES, HISTORIES, AND STUDIES ABOUT THE NEGRO AMERICAN ARE LISTED IN THIS 1957 BIBLIOGRAPHY. MOST OF THE WORKS WRITTEN BY NEGRO AUTHORS SINCE 1940 AND A FEW WRITTEN EARLIER ARE INCLUDED. BOOKS ARE CLASSIFIED BY APPROPRIATE AGE GROUP, PRESCHOOL THROUGH ADULT, AND ARRANGED ACCORDING TO FICTION OR NONFICTION…

This 1956 pamphlet summarizes "scientific facts" about race and race relations from the point of view of the Catholic church and the desegregation of its schools. Discussed are the moral teachings of the Church, the scriptural support for racial equality, and the practicality of desegregation. The document refutes the racist notions about disease,…

Describes early court cases and decisions that influenced the struggle to end desegregation in higher education and analyzes the reaction in the Black press to the breakthroughs accomplished in those cases. Credits the press with correctly interpreting events that led to integrated graduate and professional education. (Author/MJL)

Examined the relationship between school racial composition, academic achievement, and self-esteem in black and in white students. Found that racially balanced schools generally--though not universally--were associated with the best self-esteem outcomes for black and for white students, but the effects varied by grade, possibly by race, and were…

Reviews the previous limited evidence on the perpetuation of racial segregation over stages of the life cycle and across institutions, presents new results from a recent Black youth national cohort, and discusses the results in terms of alternative theories and the need for further research. (BJV)

Extends previous findings on long-term effects of school desegregation by employing data from the first-ever nationally representative survey of blacks, the National Survey of Black Americans, a probability household survey of 2,107 black adults. Findings support the generally beneficial long-term effects. (SLD)

This study guide offers 53 essays and articles in 9 study sessions on the causes and consequences of racism and a vision for change from a Christian perspective. The guide is updated to include articles addressing issues raised by the riots in Los Angeles (California), the 25th anniversary of the legislative victories of the Civil Rights Movement,…

The first National Conference on Desegregation in Higher Education was held in response to the issues of segregation, desegregation, and integration within postsecondary institutions. This book presents the proceedings of the conference. An introduction to the conference presentations and an overview of the proceedings comprise Part I. Part II…