The seminar began with a report of some research that W.M. Phillips, Jr. had done in Newark. Three purposes guided the design of that study of educational change and race from 1958 to 1972: First, there was the fundamental curiosity to discover the changing nature of participation by the Black community in the creation and implementation of public educational policy. This general purpose was transformed into an empirical description and analysis of Black involvement in selected aspects of the educational institution. The nexus between the Newark Board of Education and the Black community was the primary object of study. A second basic purpose was to develop an interpretative understanding of the changes which occurred in the arenas of race and education. The third basic purpose was to gain systematic insights that have applied significance for those concerned with revitalization of the Black community and in the improvement of the educational institution in Newark. Following the presentation of this paper, the author participated in a seminar discussion of his paper with 21 scholars, educators, administrators and concerned citizens chaired by Ron Edmonds, Director, Center for Urban Studies, Harvard Graduate School of Education. (Author/JM)