Excerpts from an address by the U.S. District Judge who presided in the Pasadena, Calif., School case, to the Association of California Integroup Relations Educators on May 20, 1970. (JM)

Since Brown v Board of Education, the Federal courts have consistently supported and extended the position that legally compelled segregation of students by race is a denial of equal protection. Support from the Federal government's executive and legislative branches, however, has never been so consistent. (CMG)

Reviews major legal actions, from the filing (by the author) of the original 1956 lawsuit against the Little Rock (Arkansas) School Board, to the court order reopening the schools in 1959, to the present when the battle over segregation is still being waged and new lawsuits have been filed. (CMG)

A review of Supreme Court decisions concerning the intent standard, and an exploration of political scientists' findings concerning the nature of decision-making processes in American communities, leads to the conclusion that the standard does not place the burden of proof on those who follow policies that result in segregation. (CMG)

This article discusses the question of segregating Spanish-speaking pupils, with reference to New Jersey law and practice. Benefits of native language teaching are weighed against the social isolation this imposes on Hispanic students. Attitudes of Hispanic parents, court doctrine, and desegregation practices which focus only on race are analyzed.…

This statement on school and residential segregation, signed by 38 educators and social scientists, was prepared for attorneys connected with litigation concerning the Dayton and Columbus school systems. (RLV)

Examined the relationship between segregated education and school outcomes for African American students in a school district regarded as a model of successful desegregated public schooling. Surveys indicated that many of the schools remained segregated at the building level. All secondary core academic classes were tracked and racially…

Discusses the cases "Plessy v. Ferguson" and "Roberts v. The City of Boston." Explains that "Roberts" paved the way for the "separate but equal" decision in "Plessy." Addresses the opinions of African American Bostonians, the philosophy fueling the "separate but equal" doctrine, and the…

Annotates a list of websites on desegregation that provide information, resources, and teaching materials. Topics include Brown v. Board of Education, desegregation of the University of Mississippi, and "Roberts v. Boston." Offers National Park Service websites related to desegregation. (CMK)

In spite of the euphoria of the "Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas" decision outlawing segregation, Black leaders and presidents of the member colleges of the United Negro College Fund (UNCF) understood that this critical point in history brought both opportunities and challenges to Black higher education. The "Brown" decision…

Recent research on "Brown v. Board of Education" has emphasized continuing disparities in the education of White and African American students. This research has used the failure of desegregation to account for persisting gaps in White and Black school funding, teacher qualifications, and student achievement. But the current focus on the…

The relationship between the existence of integrated and de facto segregated public schools and the racial attitudes of White students toward African Americans was studied by comparing the attitudes of white college freshman from racially integrated or de facto segregated public high schools. The Multifactor Racial Attitude Inventory (MRAI),…

Data on the black subsample of Ohio State University's 1981 Longitudinal Surveys Youth Cohort were analyzed to investigate the relationship between attendance at segregated or desegregated high schools and the racial composition of one's subsequent occupational work group. The analysis indicated that: (1) controlling for the effects of other…

This paper reviews school desegregation issues since the 1974 Milliken v. Bradley case. The Milliken decision ruled that crossing of school district lines for desegregation was not permissible. Dissenters from this ruling predicted that the effects of the decision would be an acceleration of the national trend toward residential, political and…