The Supreme Struggle. Adam Cohen.
by Cohen, Adam; ProQuest Information and Learning Company.
Series: SIRS Enduring Issues 2005Article 8Institutions. Publisher: New York Times, 2004ISSN: 1522-3256;.Subject(s): African Americans -- Civil rights | Brown v. Board of Education | School integration | Segregation in education | United States Supreme Court -- Decisions -- Civil rightsDDC classification: 050 Summary: "On May 17, 1954, the day the Supreme Court handed down Brown v. Board of Education, the N.A.A.C.P. held a news conference to unveil an ambitious new agenda. With segregated schools now unconstitutional, the intention was to move on directly to housing segregation and employment discrimination. Thurgood Marshall, the N.A.A.C.P.'s lead lawyer, admitted there was still work to be done implementing Brown, but he was sure it wouldn't take long. School segregation would be eliminated nationwide, he told reporters, within five years. It hasn't worked out that way. This year marks Brown's 50th anniversary, but the commemorations that have already begun are bittersweet. Brown remains the most important legal decision of the 20th century, perhaps of all time....But millions of black students are celebrating Brown's anniversary in schools almost as segregated as when it was decided." (NEW YORK TIMES) The author evaluates Brown's impact on education and the civil rights movement and considers that "after 50 years, the real lesson of Brown may be that to achieve racially integrated schools, we need less blind optimism--and more appreciation for how much hard work remains to be done."| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due |
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Originally Published: The Supreme Struggle, Jan. 18, 2004; pp. Educ. Sec., 22+.
"On May 17, 1954, the day the Supreme Court handed down Brown v. Board of Education, the N.A.A.C.P. held a news conference to unveil an ambitious new agenda. With segregated schools now unconstitutional, the intention was to move on directly to housing segregation and employment discrimination. Thurgood Marshall, the N.A.A.C.P.'s lead lawyer, admitted there was still work to be done implementing Brown, but he was sure it wouldn't take long. School segregation would be eliminated nationwide, he told reporters, within five years. It hasn't worked out that way. This year marks Brown's 50th anniversary, but the commemorations that have already begun are bittersweet. Brown remains the most important legal decision of the 20th century, perhaps of all time....But millions of black students are celebrating Brown's anniversary in schools almost as segregated as when it was decided." (NEW YORK TIMES) The author evaluates Brown's impact on education and the civil rights movement and considers that "after 50 years, the real lesson of Brown may be that to achieve racially integrated schools, we need less blind optimism--and more appreciation for how much hard work remains to be done."
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