The 1954 Supreme Court decision in "Brown v. Board of Education" brought a legal (though hardly political or social) end to the practice of segregated education in the United States, and has accurately been described as both a major legal victory for the civil rights movement and as a precursor to other battles that were still to be…

The United States Supreme Court's 1954 landmark decision, "Brown v. Board of Education," set into motion a process of desegregation that would eventually transform American public schools. This book provides a comprehensive and up-to-date assessment of how "Brown's" most visible effect--contact between students of different…

This address (to a joint session of the annual conventions of the NAWDAC and the ACPA in Cleveland, 1973) discusses the author's concerns about contemporary America. He discusses his opinions about racism, the fight for black equality, abortion, and other social issues in our country. The emphasis is on the position of blacks in our society. (EK)

Sociometric questionnaires were administered to all pupils in the fourth, fifth, and sixth grades in an elementary school in February 1970, again in June 1970, and again to fifth and sixth grade pupils in February 1971. Results indicate that a relatively low proportion of minority members (black or white) to be most effective in improving…

A sixteen-item sociometric device was administered to 160 children in Grades K-4 in integrated open classrooms. Results show that race is an important factor in determining sociometric choices even if their classrooms are integrated in relatively equal proportions. (Author/SB)

The past and present situation of the segregation academy movement in Prince Edward County, Virginia, is discussed. (NQ)

An examination of the history of the American Federation of Teachers which explores its relationship to school integration and teacher distribution as well as its militant role in civil rights activities and social welfare policies. (JM)

A prediction from ecological theory relating the distribution of residential segregation between inner and outer zones of a metropolitan area to conditions of population growth, expansion, etc. was tested using 1960 data on the Atlanta standard metropolitan statistical area. (JM)

Article illustrates the inferior image the black child produces in our elementary schools and the victimization suffered by the parents of black children. Stresses the crucial parent-child-teacher relationship and the need to return to basic skills in the classroom. (RK)

After reviewing the historical and legal background of race relations in South Africa, the author reviews his experiences at a recent conference on Accelerated Development in Southern Africa,'' held in Johannesburg. (JM)

Text of author's testimony before the Joint Committee of the Massachusetts Great and General Court, March 21, 1972, the main subject of the testimony being the possible amendment or repeal of the 1965 Racial Imbalance Law. (SB)

Focuses on some extremist separatist models proposed in regard to black-white adjustment, first by examining the historical background, then by reanalyzing recent survey data to assess the extent to which rank-and-file white and black Americans support separatist solutions. (RJ)

During the 1970s, most Black population growth in ten Florida cities occurred in White census tracts contiguous to tracts that were at least half-Black in 1970. Urban renewal and new public housing were influential in reducing the percentage of the Black population living in Black tracts. (Author/MJL)