Presents the historical context of Cape Town, South Africa, and its struggles against apartheid and apartheid education. It offers a case study of Allen Powell, a white teacher and administrator who worked to integrate Plumstead High School, an act that defied South African commonplace and the views of most white South Africans. Analyzes Powell's…

Tells the stories of two South African teachers who spent years in Robben Island prison because of their anti-apartheid work, offering a contextual history of apartheid in South Africa, describing education on Robben Island and the teachers' efforts at improvement through education, and reflecting on the meaning and value of such stories in…

This review essay extends the thesis of Douglas Massey and Nancy Denton, that the continuing cause of the underclass is neighborhood segregation, to cover school segregation. Continuing costs of school segregation, racial tension and white racism, and reinvestment in school integration are also explored. (SLD)

Examines the Chester Travelstead and University of South Carolina court case to look at both the progress made in fighting racism as well as to contemplate the persistence of racism. Comments from Travelstead and excerpts from various documents highlight the historical progression and social issues surrounding Travelstead's firing from the…