THIS ARTICLE DISCUSSES INNER-CITY EDUCATION IN THE CONTEXT OF CIVIL RIGHTS, NEGRO OPPORTUNITY, AND NEGRO CITIZENSHIP. IT IS SUGGESTED THAT NEGROES ARE NOT AFFORDED AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY IN AN OPEN SOCIETY, AND THAT AS A RESULT THE NEGRO'S EDUCATIONAL AND ECONOMIC ACHIEVEMENTS ARE THWARTED. EFFECTS OF VARIOUS KINDS OF DEPRIVATION UPON THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE NEGRO CHILD ARE DISCUSSED. ALSO NOTED ARE SOME OF THE EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES INITIATED BY NEGRO COMMUNITY LEADERS AND THE ATTITUDES OF SEVERAL INNER-CITY PARENTS TOWARDS INNER-CITY SCHOOLS. THIS ARTICLE WAS PUBLISHED IN "EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP," VOLUME 25, NUMBER 1, OCTOBER 1967. (AF)