The results of a 1976 study of American whites' attitudes toward racial integration of blacks into U.S. society are reported. Improvement in racial attitudes, and the continuities and discontinuities in the rate of improvement are discussed. Some of the causes for the trends observed are examined. (Author/GC)

The significance of race is increasing, especially for middle class blacks who, because of school desegregation, affirmative action, and other integration programs are coming into direct contact with whites for the first time for extended interaction. (Author/AM)

The social changes resulting from the Brown decision are reviewed, showing the progress that has been made toward equality for Blacks. Areas where Blacks remain at a disadvantage as compared to Whites are examined. (MC)

Presents recent citations under various headings, including: history, children, the Black woman, the American scene, Spanish Americans, Indian Americans, poor Whites, other ethnic groups, school organization, teachers, compensatory education, Afro-American studies, innovative approaches, colleges, law and government, school and work, social…

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)

This document presents the Supreme Court decision in the law suit between the Village of Arlington Heights, Illinois, and the Metropolitan Housing Development Corporation (MHDC). MHDC, a nonprofit developer contracted to purchase a tract within the boundaries of the Village of Arlington Heights, Illinois in order to build racially integrated low…

THE HIGHLANDER FOLK SCHOOL, FOUNDED IN 1931 TO TRAIN RURAL AND INDUSTRIAL LEADERS, WAS AN INTEGRATED CENTER FOR LABOR EDUCATION IN THE LATE 1930'S AND THE 1940'S AND FOR NATIONAL FARMERS UNION SESSIONS IN THE EARLY 1950'S. IN 1953 HIGHLANDER ORGANIZED TWO SUMMER WORKSHOPS ("THE SUPREME COURT DECISIONS AND THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS"), FOLLOWED…

It is necesary to examine both historic and current events in order to understand the role of race in the United States today. The South's formerly rigid caste system has come to resemble the more flexible Northern social order, which has always been open to blacks in times of labor shortage. A number of important social and economic phenomena…

In this report, progress made since 1975 in the desegregation of faculty and staff of schools in Jefferson County, Kentucky, is described in light of the Singleton standard. Although overall progress towards teacher and administrator desegregation is evidenced, it is shown that black teachers are still significantly underutilized in the high…

The problems resulting from the 1956 desegregation of Clinton High School in Tennessee are related by one teacher involved with the school. She describes the lives of the people of Clinton and tells of the problems Negro children were confronted with during the first year of integration, in an effort to obtain an equal education. The conclusions…

White racism has influenced theory and practice in psychiatry and allied fields. Psychiatrists have largely ignored the interactionist approach, as expounded by Sullivan and Rush, in analyzing Negroes within their respective societies. Rather, in the vein of Freudian preoccupation with unconscious motivation, abnormal behavior and what is…

The purpose of the study is to provide information concerning the self esteem of blacks and whites under conditions of integrative and segregative simulated work groups. Subjects were 96 undergraduate students, half black and half white, who performed three laboratory tasks. Ziller's self esteem scales were used to measure the self esteem of…

This school exemplifies the concept that all pupils in schools with heavily black student populations can achieve. It may be that pupils will be better prepared for a multi-racial and multi-cultural society if they have more opportunities to attend integrated schools. (Author/AM)

This case study of a model magnet school in a large urban area includes a discussion of issues raised by the magnet school concept, examines the actual operation of the school and reports on successes and failures. (SB)