Previous court decisions illustrate that both the desegregation and mainstreaming movements have reflected society's attitudes and ideologies at given points in time. However, mainstreaming will probably be more successful because desegregation evokes less sympathy, raises less moral consciousness, lacks broad community advocacy, and is affected…

Reviews court decisions on discrimination cases to show that the rulings of the Supreme Court under the Nixon administration have been detrimental to the racial desegregation movement. (MJL)

Briefly sketches legal concepts that deprived Blacks of equal educational opportunity before the 1954 "Brown" decision. Holds that twenty-five years after "Brown's" implementation, the "separate but equal" mentality still operates in the United States. (GC)

The "Brown" decision has had a mixed impact in terms of expectations within the Black and White communities. The decision repealed legal segregation, but it did not, as was prematurely anticipated by most Blacks, insure meaningful social integration in the areas of education, housing, employment, and other social institutions. (Author/GC)

Discusses numerous issues related to school desegregation and the Brown decision, including: (1) misconceived psychological arguments used to bolster the case for "Brown"; (2) student and community attitudes toward busing; (3) effects of busing; (4) regional differences in compliance with school desegregation; and (5) recent court…

Holds that Blacks and Whites have conflicting perceptions regarding the educational goals of school desegregation. Says that Whites should be recruited by predominantly Black educational institutions, asserting that minority status would permit Whites to liberate themselves from their self-oppressive ideology of racial superiority. (Author/GC)

Reviews a number of desegregation cases that have been litigated in Federal courts since the 1954 "Brown" decision. Outlines needs and means for providing Black children with an education adequate for participation in the country's future. (GC)

Asserts that the "Brown" decision did little to redress the racism that keeps Blacks from obtaining equal education. Outlines strategies that the Black community might develop in order to achieve educational goals. (GC)

Traces Supreme Court responses to civil rights issues since 1953. Considers the personal role of Chief Justice Earl Warren in reversing many discriminatory laws, and the conservative decisions of the more recent Burger Court with its Nixon appointees. (GC)

The author discusses the effects of the Brown decision in terms of the following: his personal experiences, the status of Black colleges, the meaning of equality in education, and areas of concern for the future. (Author/MC)

The churches have contributed to the failure of school integreation, both by being indecisive in their verbal support for it and by failing to integrate church-related schools. (MC)

The impact of the Brown Decision on the quality of elementary school education is reviewed. The literature examining the effects of desegregation on academic growth, motivation, self confidence, and interracial attitudes is discussed. (Author/MC)

As a result of the Brown v Board of Education court decision, thousands of educational positions which would have gone to Blacks in the South have been lost, although gains in school positions for Blacks have occurred in other parts of the country. (RLV)