Remembering "Brown": Silence, Loss, Rage, and Hope

Autor/in	Banks, James A.
Titel	Remembering "Brown": Silence, Loss, Rage, and Hope
Quelle	In: Multicultural Perspectives, 6 (2004) 4, S.6-8 (3 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1521-0960
Schlagwörter	African American Community; Court Litigation; Desegregation Litigation; Desegregation Effects; Social Justice; African American Education; Racial Attitudes; Racial Discrimination; Desegregation Methods; School Desegregation; Program Effectiveness; Social Change; Arkansas; United States + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Rechtsstreit; Soziale Gerechtigkeit; Rassenfrage; Racial bias; Rassismus; Integrative Schule; Sozialer Wandel; USA
Abstract	The author was in the seventh grade at the Newsome Training School in Aubrey, Arkansas when the Supreme Court handed down "Brown v. Board of Education" on May 17, 1954. His most powerful memory of the "Brown" decision is that he has no memory of it being rendered or mentioned by his parents, teachers, or preachers. In his rural southern Black community, there was a conspiracy of silence about "Brown". It was completely invisible. The silence, loss, rage, and hope that "Brown" evoked still simmer in Black and White communities throughout the United States. Schools throughout the nation are now resegregated. Blacks and Whites often remain silent to maintain the peace. Blacks feel that much of their culture has been lost and eradicated from the schools in their communities. There is White rage about affirmative action and massive immigration and Black rage about their plight in America. "Brown" gave people hope that America might one day overcome its deep and entrenched racial legacy and indicated how difficult this journey was and still is. (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10