Revision of a paper prepared for discussion at the Columbia University Seminar on Population and Social Change, December 1967.

Remarks taken from the author's new book, "Overlive: Power, Poverty and the University, and presented to the annual convention of the American Association of Junior Colleges (49th, Atlanta, Ga., March 3-7, 1969).

Most measurements of racial and ethnic segregation, particularly comparative analyses across cities, have relied on the Index of Dissimilarity ("D"). Recently, however, it has been demonstrated that cities with different racial compositions also have different expected values of "D" under a random distribution of whites and…

A disproportionate number of black Americans continue to be ill-housed despite government efforts to overcome this problem. Five factors contribute to this: government policies, which often perpetuate unequal housing markets; the disproportionate number of minority families who are renters rather than homeowners; residential segregation and…

Court cases dealing with school desegregation have become increasingly complex over the years. The major portion of this paper highlights six of those cases, which provide a picture of the shifting positions of the federal judiciary on the subject. The purpose of the discussion is to allow school administrators to incorporate the current law into…

THE COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS HAS FOUND THAT HOUSING IS THE ONE COMMODITY IN THE AMERICAN MARKET THAT IS NOT FREELY AVAILABLE ON EQUAL TERMS TO EVERYONE WHO CAN AFFORD TO PAY. TO A LARGE EXTENT, THE WASHINGTON, D.C., METROPOLITAN AREA IS RACIALLY SEGREGATED IN ITS HOUSING PATTERN, WITH DISCRIMINATION AS THE PRINCIPAL CONTRIBUTING FACTOR. THE…

SOCIAL CONTROLS SUPPORTING THE BIRACIAL SYSTEM IN THE UNITED STATES ARE PRIMARILY LEGAL AND ARE OFTEN IN CONFLICT WITH THE PREVAILING MORAL AND RELIGIOUS PRECEPTS. THE NEGRO PROTEST IS NOT ONLY AGAINST WIDESPREAD DEPRIVATIONS, BUT ALSO AGAINST RELATIVE DEPRIVATIONS OR BARRIERS DESIGNED TO PREVENT THEM FROM ENJOYING CERTAIN RIGHTS AND PRIVILEGES…

The poor and the minorities of this nation continue to be subjected to clearly inequitable policies, programs, and conditions. These factors originate in segregated schools, prevalent practices of educational grouping and tracking, and in low teacher expectations regarding students with low scores on standardized tests. (JC)

Reports on three recent histories that challenge three historical misconceptions about racial segregation and discrimination in the U.S. (Author/AM)

The hypothesis that minorities that are segregated from the majority group in a mixed society are less likely to be assimilated than those who are integrated is assessed. Data from 139 Texan cities with large Hispanic populations are used. The results suggest that factors other than segregation determine ethnic identification. (Author/VM)

Analyzes White Southern attitudes toward desegregation from the 1950s to the 1980s and traces how support for segregation of the races gradually decreased. Argues that supporters of segregation now comprise an inconsequential fringe group and suggests that Southern racial relations are today no better or worse than those in other regions. (KH)

Rochester, New York was praised as they voluntarily moved toward systemwide school integration--but failed in the attempt. (DM)

The enforcement of a requirement of racial dispersion of school population in one region of the country is morally, politically, and legally an untenable position. Busing is a shorthand term symbolizing something else which must be faced. (DM)