The Continuing Spirit of the Brown Decision of the Supreme Court

Autor/in	Willie, Charles V.
Titel	The Continuing Spirit of the Brown Decision of the Supreme Court
Quelle	In: Negro Educational Review, The, 56 (2005) 1, S.11-17 (7 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0548-1457
Schlagwörter	Stellungnahme; Public Schools; Court Litigation; African American Education; Personal Narratives; Racial Segregation; School Segregation; Critical Theory; Compliance (Legal); Politics of Education; Historical Interpretation; Secondary Education; Educational Opportunities; South Carolina; Texas; United States + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Public school; Öffentliche Schule; Rechtsstreit; Erlebniserzählung; Rassentrennung; Kritische Theorie; Educational policy; Bildungspolitik; Historische Interpretation; Sekundarbereich; Bildungsangebot; Bildungschance; USA
Abstract	Actually, the "Brown v. Board of Education" decision of the U.S. Supreme Court descended upon this nation as a way of checking the pervasive injustice rendered by public educational institutions on people of color, particularly African Americans. The injustices resulted from laws, regulations and other public policies promulgated or facilitated by actions of legislative and executive branches of government. Thus, "Brown" was a legitimate limitation on discriminatory activities facilitated by policies of government that violated the Constitution. In this article, the author shares his personal experience on the inequality of secondary schools in Dallas, Texas. He also shares a story about the atrocious desegregation-resistance by whites and their attempt to continue segregation after the "Brown" decision. He presents his study of the Charleston County public school system in South Carolina which revealed why white people and people of color have different feelings about segregation and diversity in public school. He concludes that the spirit of "Brown" is alive and has spread beyond the boundaries of the United States. "Brown," truly, was an equity case and should be remembered as such because excellence and equity ought to always be kept together. Everyone needs both because equity is a correction for the excesses of individualism and excellence is a correction for the excesses of collectivism in a society. (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10