This document is the transcript of a videotape recording of a roundtable discussion that was produced with four panelists and a moderator and was intended to provide educators and professionals who work with African-American males an opportunity to explore the background of educational initiatives for black males. These gender- and race-specific…

As the first stage of a study of segregation in housing and education in the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and Saint Paul (Minnesota), a review was conducted of national and local reports on the current status of housing and education segregation in the United States and the Twin Cities. A later phase of the project will analyze policy options…

The courts have applied pressure on local school districts like the Mineapolis (Minnesota) district to reduce the concentration of minority children, including Native Americans, in the schools. This policy brief addresses the issue of creating separate elementary or secondary schools for Native American children. Proponents of separation argue…

Presents the majority opinion and Justice Stewart's concurring opinion in the Supreme Court decision in Milliken v. Bradley, which vacated lower court orders to implement an interdistrict desegregation plan in Detroit. (DW)

Suggests that the Milliken decision encourages racial segregation by allowing whites to runn to the suburbs. (DW)

Comparative analysis of urban history illuminates similar general patterns of occcupation and residence for Blacks and Chicanos from the late nineteenth century to World War II. Distinct Black and Chicano neighborhoods in American cities were the products of "ghettoization" and "barrioization." Ghetto expansion during the early…

This book contains a full discussion on the new private schools established in the South in the wake of integration orders. These schools are known as segregationist academies. The book is divided into two parts. Each was done separately and by a different author. The first part presents a qualitative report designed to present a clear and graphic…

This is a collection of conference papers which focus upon factors and variables in conflict among urban ethnic groups in American cities and abroad. Included are the following articles: (1) "Ethnic Conflict, Community-Building, and the Emergence of Ethnic Political Traditions in the United States," by Peter K. Eisinger; (2)…

DEMOGRAPHIC FACTORS HAVE HAD NEGATIVE RATHER THAN POSITIVE EFFECTS ON INTEGRATION (DEFINED HERE AS A KIND OF ACCULTURATION). THE POPULATION HISTORY OF THE NEGRO INDICATES THAT (1) SINCE 1910 THE NEGRO POPULATION HAS GROWN ENORMOUSLY, (2) NEGROES HAVE BEEN REDISTRIBUTED INTO THE NORTHERN AND WESTERN URBAN AREAS, (3) THEY HAVE REMAINED LARGELY IN…

The results of desegregation efforts from 1954 to 1975 are reviewed. The impact of court litigation on school integration both in the North and the South is discussed. Additionally, the impact of the Brown Decision of 1954 and the Civil Rights Act of 1964 are reviewed in the light of improvements in school integration. A brief summation of court…

The combined effect of the articles in this issue of "Inequality in Education" is to offer the reader a primer in bilingual/bicultural education. The articles which follow indicate that neither legislation nor court orders, correctly or incorrectly interpreted, can bring about effect change in this field on their own. What the bilingual…

Sections of this annual report deal with the following topics: political and constitutional developments--the white population group, the colored population group, the Indian group; political affairs of Africans; commission of inquiry into certain organizations and related matters; organizations concerned with race relations; the population of…

This dissertation is concerned with racial discrimination as a central issue in urban planning. Although primarily concerned with black opportunities in housing, the study investigates Negro opportunities in related areas (education, income, and employment) in order to develop the linkages and interdependencies between the various aspects of equal…

This paper analyzes some of the causes of urban educational problems. The major focus is on poverty, racial isolation, and the educational bureaucracy. These factors are discussed in some detail. In a section devoted to attempts to change the educational situation several avenues and approaches are presented. Most crucial is the broadening of…

This compilation of selected social, demographic and economic characteristics of the Stamford population as these pertain to the current racial composition of the city's public schools, was part of a larger study of quality desegregated education conducted in the Stamford public schools. The data were derived from a number of sources, primarily…