This paper presents a summary of the first part of the Pittsburgh Project. It deals with white racialism. "Racialism" is a term that is used differently, explained differently, and deployed differently to account for a heterogeneous range of social phenomena. Not uncommonly, assumptions are made that racialism is a unitary rather than a…

It is suggested that the Supreme Court's resolution of the DeFunis case and a memorandum from Peter Holmes, director of the Civil Rights Office, could mark the beginning of an undeclared period of retrenchment in the areas of minority group rights. Effective strategies need to be formulated to develop a creative affirmative action policy and to…

Science exists in a political and social context and sensitivity to these contexts on scientific research is necessary. Political considerations can be valuable in signalling notably biased research outcomes, and response should be logical and methodological analysis. IQ research is used to exemplify the dilemma. This is a reply to an editorial in…

Answers criticism (TM 501 876) of an editorial appearing in Cognition, 2 (1), 7-11. The editorial suggested that every piece of behavioral research must be understood as presupposing a socio-political stance. (RC)

Article based on testimony before the House Special Subcommittee on Education and reprinted from the "Washington Post (3/23/69) under the title of "The Perils of Overexposing Youth to College.

This bibliography on nonsexist, nonracist children's literature contains lists of more than 150 articles, 15 documents abstracted and indexed in ERIC, 19 alternative publishers of children's books, 15 indexes and abstracts, 33 sources of book reviews for children's books, and almost 150 books and pamphlets. (JM)

This paper attempts to discredit the theory held by many educational psychologists and found most prominently in works by Bereiter and Engelmann, that lower class children are verbally deprived. The author reports on an experiment conducted by the staff of the Southwest Educational Laboratory among lower socioeconomic class children in Watts and…

The background papers for this meeting deal with the university's response to social turmoil in the United States, primarily in the areas of black enrollments and black studies. Todd Furniss discusses the issues motivating demands for black studies. In "Racial Pressures on Urban Institutions," Samuel Proctor describes the impatient mood of blacks,…

The factors of race, politics, economics, and the social sciences provide a unique dilemma for black communication scholars. Such scholars must respond to forces which seek to suppress their work and must also seek better ways of understanding the unique characteristics of communication among blacks. Investigations in black English should seek an…

In any number of ways, white colleges and universities stunt the development of black students on their campuses. Curriculum designed by and for the various white ethnic cultures very seldom prepares black students to handle issues and to relate effectively to members of the black community. Methods, textbooks, and materials are still…

Despite what Frances Fox Piven and Richard Cloward say, the poor lack power to achieve substantial social gain, no matter how militant they may be. The major area of organization and action for those interested in eliminating poverty is within the ranks of organized labor. (Author/ EB)

Examines the poetic and rhetorical structure that shapes the message of John Jay Chapman's 1912 civil rights speech. (JMF)

Desegregation research fails to show gains for Blacks in either school achievement or employment. For desegregation to work, a multimodal, multilingual, multicultural educational model must be designed free from culturally biased norms. (Author/AM)