The stated purpose of this testimony, before a public hearing of the New York City Commission on Human Rights in May 1974, is to evaluate the political and legal progress--or lack of it--that has been made toward achieving racial equality in the decade since the Civil Rights Act of 1964 became law. (Author/JM)

This booklet is a compilation of articles on money market instruments which were published in the "Monthly Review" of the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond from 1964-1967. They have been revised to include recent changes in the various markets, as well as to reflect currently applicable laws and regulations. The articles are titled: The Money…

THE COSTS, BOTH IN MONEY AND HUMAN SPIRIT, INCURRED BY THE SOUTH'S RESISTANCE TO EQUAL OPPORTUNITY HAVE BEEN FAR GREATER THAN THIS AREA AND THE NATION ARE ABLE TO AFFORD. THE ECONOMY OF MANY SOUTHERN COMMUNITIES HAS SUFFERED BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO ATTRACT INDUSTRY AND INVESTMENT, LOSS TO THE CONSUMER MARKET DUE TO BOYCOTTS, POLICE AND JAIL COSTS,…

A 1958-65 study of Mexican Americans, Negroes, and Anglos in Racine, Wisconsin, provided researchers with an opportunity to see: (1) if world view and level of aspiration were more closely related to race and ethnicity or to sociologically meaningful categories of people in the urban-industrial society, and (2) how world view and level of…

This report evaluates the Civil Rights activities of five federal regulatory agencies. It is one of a series of six reports to be issued by the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights describing the structure, mechanisms, and procedures used by the federal departments and agencies in their efforts to end discrimination against this nation's minority and…

The Seneca Nation Educational Foundation has compiled this document for the Indian Youth of New York State who will graduate from high school in the next few years. Information relating to their future occupational and educational opportunities, such as lists of schools and scholarships of specific interest to Indian youth, is presented. Programs…

Notes that although the median income of black families continues to rise slowly during the seventies this rise has been insufficient either to narrow the gap between black and white family income or to over ride the erosion of purchasing power caused by the constantly increasing cost of living. (Author/AM)

"Whether advancing technology had been a primary determinant of educational expansion is assessed by looking at the following: the relation between changes in the technical skill requirements of jobs and changes in the educational attainment and job performance; the kinds of training workers use; and a simulated longitudinal analysis of the…

An increase in literacy among Third World countries will reduce unjust class distinctions, provide farmers and industrial workers with useful knowledge and understanding of their economic role, increase opportunities for women and youth, and raise social and individual values. (AV)

Notes that a woman is independent to the extent that she enjoys security, and can choose her life style, she is equal to the extent that she enjoys equal rights, opportunities, and achievement, and she is powerful to the extent that she can impose her will on others. (Author/AM)

Balance sheets comparing yearly income and expenses were developed for three disabled worker situations: no earned income, half-time minimum-wage job, and full-time minimum-wage job. Net disposable income was comparable for part-time and full-time disabled workers, since eligibility for Medicaid, Food Stamps, and Supplemental Security Income was…

States that the schools and curricula of Latin America neglect the culture, interests, aspirations, and values of the majority of the population. Argues that radical changes in the curriculum-planning process are necessary. Considers the use of a cultural analysis model as a framework for planning curricula directed toward the achievement of…

This document presents an economic analysis of higher education in Tennessee from a student, societal, and state perspective. The cost-benefit ratios speak favorably for the economic value of higher education in Tennessee from the student's perspective. On average, a student may expect a return of $5.44 for each dollar invested; the return for an…

Focuses on the role of education and its contribution to blacks' economic advancement, finding that younger blacks are making substantial progress in achieving secondary and higher education, and this increased education is yielding higher incomes both absolutely and relative to whites. (Author/JM)

Describes the issues created by the growing number of illegal migrants from Mexico, the Federal legislation pending on the matter, the occasional raids by immigration officials which netted 11,500 illegal aliens last spring and incensed many Mexican-American activities, and the division among Chicanos on the alien issue. (Author/JM)