In those days at least we had the sense that the government, the courts and public opinion were on the
side of racial integration.
The
aim of racial integration of our schools should be recognized as distinct from the aim of providing equal opportunity for educational performance.
Carmichael and his cohorts replaced the liberal
goals of racial integration and equal opportunity that King had championed with the leftist model of oppression and liberation.
First, while most Americans say they want some
degree of racial integration, people of all racial groups are reluctant to be in the minority» in a given school or neighborhood.
We finally found one with
tons of racial integration, great music, large enough where we don't feel noticed, a single collection per service, in our age bracket, and thoughtfully entertaining in its sermons.
The
lack of racial integration in Lubbock schools originated with... Haley Hardison and Adelae Vayas added RBI singles as Lubbock Christian University...
Willie's most recent book, Student Diversity, Choice and School Improvement, (coauthored with Ralph Edwards and Michael J. Alves) also examines the
issue of racial integration.
«When you see a school and community that put a lot of thought and effort [into] investing in the
promise of racial integration, it's like a little miracle,» says Saxena, reflecting on a recent trip to the Community Roots Charter School, a preK — 8 school located in Brooklyn.
The main issue before the Supreme Court, and the nation's citizens, is whether we will continue to accept these inequities or move forward in fulfilling the promise of Brown and the moral and educational
imperatives of racial integration.
North Carolina is the latest state to consider breaking up countywide school systems, endangering districts that are
models of racial integration and economic stability.
Magnet schools, on the other hand, have maintained the
goal of racial integration, so it is important to better understand why certain schools are more successful at this than others.
These efforts, unlike the controversial busing of the 1960s and 1970s, are implemented without court intervention and allow parents a variety of school choices while still ensuring some
degree of racial integration.