Justifying Equity: Damage Imagery, Brown v. Board of Education, and the American Creed.

Scott, Daryl Michael

Notes FAQ Contact Us

Back to results

Peer reviewed

ERIC Number: EJ536827

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1996

Pages: N/A

Abstractor: N/A

ISBN: N/A

ISSN: ISSN-1047-8248

EISSN: N/A

Available Date: N/A

Justifying Equity: Damage Imagery, Brown v. Board of Education, and the American Creed.

Scott, Daryl Michael

Educational Foundations, v10 n3 p47-67 Sum 1996

Examines the concept of damage imagery (as related to damaged black psyches), which was incorporated into strategies for overturning educational segregation. The article argues for a different interpretation of damage based on race, and it raises questions about the contributions of social science to the collective thinking about race and schooling. (SM)

Descriptors: Black Students, Civil Rights, Desegregation Litigation, Educational Change, Educational Discrimination, Elementary Secondary Education, Equal Education, Public Schools, Racial Bias, Racial Discrimination, School Desegregation, Social Sciences

Publication Type: Opinion Papers; Journal Articles

Education Level: N/A

Audience: N/A

Language: English

Sponsor: N/A

Authoring Institution: N/A

Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: Brown v Board of Education; Plessy v Ferguson

Grant or Contract Numbers: N/A

Author Affiliations: N/A