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Burman, Stephen – 1995
Are African Americans making progress toward their complete incorporation into American society? No simple answers are available to this question. The predicament in which African Americans find themselves is reflected in the debates about progress. Consequently, the meaning of progress is explored in the first chapter, not to arrive at a…
Descriptors: Blacks, Cultural Differences, Elementary Secondary Education, Ethnic Groups
McElligott, Joseph – Momentum, 1979
When forecasting the probable effects of a voucher system on the education of poor Blacks, the majority of authors whose writings were examined concurred that the exercise of educational choice would result in more productive and more responsive educational opportunities for the newly empowered impoverished Black family. (Author)
Descriptors: Blacks, Educational Vouchers, Elementary Secondary Education, Equal Education

Kirp, David L. – School Review, 1979
This case study traces the evolution of race and schooling issues in Oakland, California and assesses why that school district did not opt to desegregate as seemed likely in the 1960s. (Author/MP)
Descriptors: Blacks, Board of Education Policy, Board of Education Role, Elementary Secondary Education
Tihanyi, Krisztina – International Journal of Inclusive Education, 2007
The year 2004 marked the 50th anniversary of the landmark "Brown vs. Board of Education" case that put an official end to segregated schooling in the USA. Desegregation has received little attention as of late, yet a number of scholars argue that the work of desegregation is far from being complete in the USA. The aim of this paper is to…
Descriptors: Racial Integration, Racial Segregation, Foreign Countries, School Desegregation
Manderson, Marge – 1986
This report evaluates the progress that has been made since three landmarks in blacks' struggle for equal treatment in the United States. Despite the 1944 case of Smith vs. Allwright, in which the Supreme Court decided that the Texas White Primary was unconstitutional, growing evasion and resistance by whites limited gains in black enfranchisement…
Descriptors: Black Achievement, Blacks, Elementary Secondary Education, Equal Education
Iadicola, Peter – 1980
This paper discusses school desegregation as a method of assimilation (especially of blacks and Mexican-Americans) in the context of shifts in the intelligentsia and accompanying changes in national educational policy. Two general ideological positions have historically been in competition (1) the conservative/order model based on a belief in…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Blacks, Desegregation Effects, Educational Policy
FRIEDEN, BERNARD J. – 1967
THE DECENTRALIZED ADMINISTRATION OF FEDERALLY FUNDED PROJECTS AT THE LOCAL LEVEL HAS TENDED TO REINFORCE SEGREGATION WHEN THE FEDERAL ASSISTANCE HAS BEEN MISUSED TO FURTHER LOCAL DEVELOPMENT POLICIES. HOWEVER THE NATIONAL COMMITMENT TO EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES AND ANTIPOVERTY EFFORTS REQUIRES THAT THERE BE A REASSESSMENT OF THE USE OF FEDERAL FUNDS TO…
Descriptors: Blacks, Federal Aid, Federal Programs, Ghettos
HANDLIN, OSCAR – 1966
THE LACK OF CLEARLY DEFINED GOALS WITHIN THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT IS IMPEDING ITS TACTICS AND MOMENTUM. THE STATED GOAL OF INTEGRATION ACTUALLY HAS TWO ALTERNATIVE INTERPRETATIONS--FULL LEGAL EQUALITY AND RACIAL BALANCE. THE NEWER STRESS ON RACIAL BALANCE RESTS ON THE FALLACIOUS ASSUMPTIONS THAT THE NEGRO'S SITUATION IS UNIQUE BECAUSE OF SLAVERY…
Descriptors: Blacks, Civil Rights, Education, Educationally Disadvantaged
Forbes, Jack D.
This handbook is designed to acquaint school personnel with data relevant to the Afro-American in the western United States. The first five chapters ("The Significance of the Afro-American People,""We Are All Africans,""The West's Afro-American Heritage,""Afro-Americans in the West Today," and "American…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Black Achievement, Black Culture, Black Education
Harootunian, Berj – 1968
Self concept was studied in three groups of adolescents--desegregated Negroes, segregated Negroes, and whites. A proportional sample consisted of ninth grade students in a rural county in Delaware which by 1965 was desegregated through the eighth grade. A composite score was used of the eight Self-Social Symbol Tasks: esteem, dependency,…
Descriptors: Analysis of Variance, Blacks, Identification (Psychology), Junior High School Students
Carrigan, Patricia M.; Aberdeen, David – 1970
The early consequences of compulsory transfer of children from ghetto schools to predominately white schools is discussed. Such a plan was effected when Jones Elementary School, with an 80% black enrollment, was closed and pupils were reassigned to six predominately white receiving schools. Non-transfer students from a racially mixed school and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Behavior Problems, Black Students, Blacks
Wayne County Intermediate School District, Detroit, MI. Desegregation Advisory Project. – 1967
An annotated bibliography, prepared by the Desegregation Advisory Project and funded under Title IV of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, includes books for adults, children, and young adults. Also included is one section on audiovisual materials, and another on selected bibliographies. Pertinent periodicals and organizations providing resource…
Descriptors: Adults, Annotated Bibliographies, Audiovisual Aids, Bibliographies
Franc, Max B. – 1972
Impacts of minority attitudes and opinions in preparing young minority entry-administrators for programs in government and business were explored in this paper. Additionally, the close relationships between administrative problems and reported incidents of communication breakdown were discussed. It was noted that minority administrators and young…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Blacks, Communication Problems, Community Involvement

Zirkel, Perry A. – Bilingual Review, 1977
This article theorizes that bilingual education is not readily compatible with desegregation, and uses Hartford, Connecticut, as an example. (NCR)
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Bilingual Schools, Blacks, Cultural Background

Keith, Damon J. – Harvard Civil Rights - Civil Liberties Law Review, 1984
Reviews the history of court cases involving desegregation of public facilities, housing, quality education, and employment since 1964. Argues that although advances have barely outnumbered setbacks, the progress that has been made cannot be eroded. Evaluation of progress is based on goals put forward by Martin Luther King's "March on Washington"…
Descriptors: Blacks, Civil Rights, Civil Rights Legislation, Elementary Secondary Education