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Driskell, Wyatt – Race, Ethnicity and Education, 2023
This article uses Charles W. Mills' Racial Contract to interrogate the political, historical, and philosophical roots of the conservative campaign against critical race theory (CRT) in schools. Prescribing that political power will be used to maintain a white supremacist racial hierarchy, the Racial Contract connects itself to American schools…
Descriptors: Critical Race Theory, Political Issues, Racism, United States History
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Boucher, Diane M. – Journal of Negro Education, 2017
What accounts for the variation in southern state colleges and universities responses to initial desegregation? This article analyzes southern state university responses to qualified Black students' applications to historically white public colleges. Furthermore, the study tests V.O. Key's hypothesis in Southern Politics in State and Nation--that…
Descriptors: School Desegregation, State Universities, African American Students, College Students
Mitchell, Bruce – Phi Delta Kappan, 2008
Thomas Jefferson was one of the main architects of that famous "new world" state which rejected the rule of kings and queens in favor of a government by the people. He argued vigorously that in order to make such a governmental structure work, a strong system of public education was a basic prerequisite. Given the various problems which…
Descriptors: Governmental Structure, Public Education, Politics, Political Campaigns
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Dejong-Lambert, William – European Education, 2007
Though the impact of the cold war on the civil rights movement continued long after the desegregation crisis in Little Rock, the timing of the events in Arkansas, particularly the events at Central High School, constituted a unique moment in the history of the cold war. Up until the fall of 1957, the Soviet Union had been perceived as less…
Descriptors: United States History, Politics, Career Choice, War
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O'Brien, Joseph E. – Social Studies, 2002
The U.S. Supreme Court is less visible to students than either Congress or the president. The Court's rulings on cases, however, are as influential on everyday life and on the political system as any bill passed by Congress or signed into law by the president. "Brown v. Board of Education," "Roe v. Wade," and "Bush v.…
Descriptors: Current Events, Court Litigation, Internet, Legislation
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Verdun, Vincene – Negro Educational Review, The, 2005
The hearts and minds of the American people have been won over on the issue of segregation. However, the dilemma is that while an overwhelming majority of Americans would cringe at the idea of a racially segregated America, America remains racially segregated and racial equality is more ideal than real. Even though there is almost no legal…
Descriptors: Equal Opportunities (Jobs), Racial Integration, Affirmative Action, Racial Segregation