Sentences with phrase «days of desegregation»
Since there were only a few of us at first, the early days of desegregation stirred up little fuss.
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As the days of desegregation by decree draw to a close, many schools and communities again find themselves asking how to preserve the perceived gains made under court - ordered plans — or to undo the perceived harm they inflicted.
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At 6:30 p.m. Thursday, the Brooklyn Historical Society will hold «The Changing Face of Activism,» which will explore the historical progression of activism from the 1960s desegregation movement to the present day Black Lives Matter movement.
Some argue that desegregation is no longer necessary in today's society, while others fear a return to the days of separate and decidedly unequal education.»
An inter-district desegregation lawsuit in St. Louis appeared near resolution last week as a federal district judge agreed to postpone for seven days a hearing to determine the liability of eight suburban school districts for segregation in the city's schools.
The film looks at case studies in present day Little Rock, New York, and Los Angeles through a critical, historical lens, applying lessons learned during the period of desegregation after Brown v. Board and the experiences of the Little Rock Nine to the current state of education.
Overview of Lesson Plan: In this two - day lesson plan, students examine the struggle for desegregation during the Civil Rights Movement and a current study that finds that American schools are reverting to segregation.
On the first day, students examine the notion of «separate but equal» by reading the New York Times front page from the Brown v. Board of Education decision and by researching different events, legislation and organizations that influenced desegregation.
I know a lot of young people who would celebrate the potential for a brighter future, like those before me celebrated the passage of the Civil Rights Act and desegregation, the passage of our nation's environmental laws, the first Earth Day, and the crumbling of the Berlin Wall.