This biography for younger readers describes the life of A. Philip Randolph, the civil rights activist who organized the labor union for Pullman car porters, the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters. The book presents an overview of the civil rights movement in the United States while documenting the part Randolph played as advocate for African…

This biography for younger readers describes the life of Rosa Parks, the Alabama black woman whose refusal to give up her seat on a segregated bus helped establish the civil rights movement. The book is introduced by an overview of the movement by Andrew Young and a timeline indicating major historical events from 1954 through 1968. Highlights in…

Suggests that the Milliken decision focused the Court's attention on the interrelationship between school segregation and residential segregation and may have laid the basis for successful legal action in the future. (Author/DW)

Analysis of the United States Department of Education's racial enrollment statistics for the 1980-84 period shows no significant increase in the segregation of black students in the U.S. For black students, the data suggest that the courts ignored the current Administration's policies against mandatory desegregation, and that the trends in…

Court cases dating from the 1850s and pertaining to racial integration are reviewed in this paper. The impact that judicial decisions and laws have had on civil rights and on racial integration of the schools is discussed. Cases considered include suits from various states concerning voting rights, segregation of public transportation, segregated…

The focus for most school desegregation analysis has been the school district. Segregation among neighborhoods in many school districts is such that if children are assigned to schools in their neighborhoods, they may be segregated in the schools. A problem that arises in analyzing a particular school district is the extent to which neighborhood…

This multicultural curriculum guide for grades four through six examines specific areas of social conflict (prejudice, discrimination, and segregation) and possible solutions based upon various problem solving and conflict management techniques. The guide consists of three curriculum units (pretests/posttests, preliminary activities, and social…

Young blacks today are not obtaining jobs. One reason for this situation is the lack of opportunity available to them to learn about specific job vacancies and to be selected by a hiring employer. Recent data suggest that black youth are as likely to attempt to find work as are white youth. The discrepancy between the employment prospects of black…

This report summarizes the work undertaken by the Berkeley Unified School District's (BUSD) project to define a collaborative leadership planning/training model to combat school resegregation. In 1972, four years after full desegregation, the BUSD experienced a marked shift in the school population and its distribution. In 1976, the BUSD committed…

THE SUPREME COURT DECISION OF 1954 REPRESENTED A CULMINATION OF TRENDS--POLITICAL, SOCIAL, AND RELIGIOUS. IN ADDITION TO THE LEGAL BACKGROUND AND CONTROVERSY OVER SEGREGATION, MANY OTHER FORCES AND FACTORS CONTRIBUTED TO THE MOVE TOWARD ELIMINATING DISCRIMINATION. THE SCIENCES, BOTH NATURAL AND SOCIAL, HAVE HELPED TO UNDERMINE THE OLD CONCEPTS…

THE VERBATIM FINDINGS OF FACT, CONCLUSIONS OF LAW, AND DECISION OF THE PENNSYLVANIA HUMAN RELATIONS COMMISSION WITH ITS FINAL ORDER IN THE CHESTER SCHOOL DISTRICT CASE, WERE REPORTED. THE AREAS STUDIED WERE--SCHOOL BOUNDARIES, POPULATION FACTORS, CLASS SIZE, ADMINISTRATION, FACULTY RECRUITMENT, TEXTBOOK USE, ORIGIN OF THE SEGREGATED SCHOOL SUSTEM,…

DATA FROM THE DETROIT GREAT CITIES PROJECT INDICATES AN INCREASE IN STUDENT I.Q. AND ACHIEVEMENT SCORES AND IN PARENT PARTICIPATION AND PRIVATE AGENCY INVOLVEMENT WHERE SPECIALIZED COACHING AND ENRICHMENT PROGRAMING IS TAKING PLACE. NOT KNOWN ARE THE LASTING EFFECTS OF I.Q. AND ACHIEVEMENT INCREASES AND THE DEGREE OF POSITIVE CHANGE IN THE…

PROGRESS WHICH HAS BEEN MADE IN SCHOOL DESEGREGATION SINCE 1954 IS REPORTED. EACH OF 17 SOUTHERN AND BORDER STATES, PLUS THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, IS REPORTED SEPARATELY. THE STATUS OF SEGREGATION-DESEGREGATION IS DISCUSSED IN TERMS OF PUBLIC SCHOOLS, TEACHERS, INSTITUTES OF HIGHER EDUCATION, FACULTIES, AND SPECIAL SCHOOLS FOR THE BLIND, THE DEAF,…

This document points out the link between racism and education as interrelated social institutions, analyzes educators' positions on the issue, and offers a concept of educational integration. Within a racist society the schools and its teachers will perforce reflect the dominant pattern in all the components of education. A racist attitude among…

This paper discusses some of the ways in which social science research can be useful to the courts in school desegregation litigation. A discussion of specific legal cases is used to illustrate areas where the courts have needed social science research. Several areas that can be analyzed by social scientists include: (1) housing segregation, (2)…