Citations with the tag: BROWN v. Board of Education of Topeka (Supreme Court case)
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- Education milestone.
// Jet; 8/29/94, Vol. 86 Issue 17, p20Reports on a conference in Williamsburg, Virginia marking the 40th anniversary of the Brown v. Board of Education case, the 1954 Supreme Court case that declared the unconstitutionality of segregation in public school systems. Conference sponsors; Speakers.
- The continuing evolution of `equal justice under law'.
Motley, Constance Baker // Education Week; 03/24/99, Vol. 18 Issue 28, p47Asks whether the spirit of the 1954 United States Supreme Court decision in `Brown v. Board of Education' survive affirmative action rulings. Brown ruling's profound effect on the social, political and economic texture of American society; Decision on racial segregation in public schools; Four...
- THE WEEK.
Motley, Constance Baker // New Republic; 9/7/59, Vol. 141 Issue 10, p3World news briefs are presented. The impact in Southern states of the U.S. Supreme Court's school desegregation case Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka is discussed. Relations between China, India and Laos are mentioned. Research concerning the Earth's inner layers by U.S. and Soviet...
- A 30-Year Perspective on School Desegregation.
Parker, Franklin // Education Digest; Mar1986, Vol. 51 Issue 7, p26This article discusses issues concerning school desegregation with special emphasis on the U.S. Supreme Court decision in the court case, Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka. In this case, the Supreme Court justices saw segregation as immoral and decided it was unconstitutional. The Court...
- Breathing Life into Brown at Fifty: Lessons About Equal Justice.
Paterson, Eva; Cokorinos, Lee; Serrano, Susan Kiyomi; Kidder, William C. // Black Scholar; Summer2004, Vol. 34 Issue 2, p2Presents an article that evaluates the legal and strategic significance of Brown v. Board of Education oral argument for progressive social change in the U.S. Strategy of Brown; Renewal vision of Brown strategy; Impact of the strategy to the policy makers for structural change in the society.
- The Original "Brown" Town After 50 Years: Desegregated, NOT Integrated.
Cook, Glenn // Education Digest; May2004, Vol. 69 Issue 9, p7Presents an update on the situation in Summerton, South Carolina as of May 2004, in light of the consolidation of its lawsuits into the U.S. Supreme Court case Brown v. Board of Education in 1954. Desegregation efforts in Summerton; Problem with class relations; Background on the Briggs v....
- Brown v. Board of Education And the Black History Month Syndrome.
Bell, Derrick // Education Week; 2/22/1984, Vol. 3 Issue 22, p24The article comments on the commemoration of the Supreme Court's decision on Brown v. Board of Education case in the U.S. The hope to end racial segregation and discrimination in the public schools. The fear for the transformation of a once powerful legal precedent into the equivalent of an...
- Brown v. Board of Education.
Bledsoe, Helen Wieman // Cobblestone; May/Jun2010, Vol. 31 Issue 5, p38The article presents a brief historical account of the U.S. Supreme Court case "Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka," a landmark civil rights ruling.
- NAACP executive asks that Blacks and Jews get along.
Bledsoe, Helen Wieman // New York Amsterdam News; 7/2/94, Vol. 85 Issue 27, p4Presents the views of Elaine Jones, the director-counsel of NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, spoken at the Anti-Defamation League event to mark the 40th anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education, the historical school desegregation case.
- Some lessons on Brown v. Board of Education.
Boyd, Herb // New York Amsterdam News; 5/20/2004, Vol. 95 Issue 21, p4It wasn't a commission, but the recent panel convened by Councilman Bill Perkins at the Harlem Hospital to discuss the impact of Brown v. Board of Education that bore all earmarks of one. Called to commemorate, more than celebrate, the landmark decision on May 17, 1954, that legally ended...
- In Topeka, a New Trial Opens in Historic Case.
Boyd, Herb // Education Week; 10/15/1986, Vol. 6 Issue 6, p2The article reports that the new trial regarding school desegregation case in Brown v. Board of Education has opened in Topeka, Kansas. The current plaintiffs charge that school officials and the state board of education have failed to desegregate the city's schools effectively. Lawyers for the...
- Lawyer, Supreme Court Justice Secretly Discussed Brown Case.
Mirga, Tom // Education Week; 4/1/1987, Vol. 6 Issue 27, p16The article reports on the revelation of former U.S. Justice Department lawyer responsible for civil rights cases in the 1950's about the Brown v. Board of Education, the landmark case that began the process of integration in the public schools. The existence and details of conservation with...
- Reforms, not courts, seen key in equity fight.
Schmidt, Peter // Education Week; 4/27/94, Vol. 13 Issue 31, p1Reports on the 40th anniversary of the US Supreme Court's decision in the `Brown v. Board of Education' case which struck down school segregation approaches. Focus on racial segregation and inequality; Issue on integration; Political aspects; Funding, school organization and pedagogy...
- Still segregated: The legacy of Brown.
Dadisman, MaryAnn // Human Rights; Spring94, Vol. 21 Issue 2, p12The article summarizes discussions held during the American Bar Association's (ABA) 1994 meeting in Kansas City, Missouri on what progress has been made since the court's decision for the Brown v. Board of Education case which deals with segregation in public education. Wesley P. Hackett Jr.,...
- School Segregation: The Major Divide in American Society.
Jones, David R. // New York Amsterdam News; 5/13/2004, Vol. 95 Issue 20, p5The ruling of the court case Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, which celebrates its 50 years next Monday, was supposed to signal a revolution in educational opportunities for children of color throughout the U.S. It didn't happen. Efforts to obstruct and postpone the Court's decision were...
- Anglophilia plus Negrophobia equals the Brown case.
Maddox Jr., Alton H. // New York Amsterdam News; 5/13/2004, Vol. 95 Issue 20, p12The article's author is of the view that since 1863, all of the cosmetic changes to racial oppression and racial discrimination in the U.S. have been achieved in the name of either military necessity or national security. The Emancipation Proclamation resulted from military necessity. Fifty...
- The Cosmopolitan Review.
Mitchell, Yvonne Delaney // New York Amsterdam News; 5/13/2004, Vol. 95 Issue 20, p18Friends of celebrity Leslie Noah Burns decided to salute her on the occasion of her recent birthday by giving her a "only in New York party" at her Upper West Side apartment in New York City. Guests were still sipping champagne and commenting on the panoramic New York skyline from all of...
- Diversity Calendar.
Mitchell, Yvonne Delaney // NEA Today; May/Jun2011, Vol. 29 Issue 5, p46A calendar of events related to diversity in U.S. education is presented which includes Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, Cinco de Mayo, and the Anniversary of the Brown v. Board of Education Supreme Court Case.
- Teaching Tools for Brown v. Board of Education.
Mitchell, Yvonne Delaney // Gifted Child Today; Fall2004, Vol. 27 Issue 4, p7Reports on teaching tools available online to teach about the Brown v. Board of Education case, in October 2004. Information on the case; Resources offered by the Southern Poverty Law Center; Establishment of the National Historic Site in Topeka, Kansas.
- Racial Balance No Longer Key in N.C. District.
Mitchell, Yvonne Delaney // Education Week; 2/18/2004, Vol. 23 Issue 23, p1Once the U.S. Supreme Court declared separate schooling for black and white students unconstitutional in its May 17, 1954, ruling in Brown versus Board of Education, Topeka, Kansas, it was up to school districts to figure out how to integrate classrooms. In Charlotte-Mecklenburg, North Carolina,...
- Brown Anniversary Sparks Renewed Activism.
Reid, Karla Scoon // Education Week; 2/18/2004, Vol. 23 Issue 23, p5Marshaling talk into action can prove elusive. But with advocacy groups, philanthropies, and universities nationwide hosting commemorations and panel discussions marking 50th anniversary of the Brown verus Board of Education, Topeka decision, activists hope a unified front will emerge to...
- Louisiana District 'Color Codes' Teacher Job Openings.
Galley, Michelle; Keller, Bess // Education Week; 5/26/2004, Vol. 23 Issue 38, p12The St. John the Baptist Parish public school district in Louisiana has instituted a system to "color code" teaching positions to track the transfer of teachers from one school to another. The coding program is part of the district's new effort to comply with a federal court order to desegregate...
- Introduction.
N., G. W.; P., W. T. // Urban Review; Dec94, Vol. 26 Issue 4, p225Deals with the United States Supreme Court decision on the Brown versus Board of Education case which allowed the desegregation of schools in the Southern States. Slow compliance with the decision; Legal promise of ending school segregation; Meaning of the decision for African-Americans.
- Brown and the politics of equality.
Brown, Frank // Urban Review; Dec94, Vol. 26 Issue 4, p227Focuses on the achievements and shortcomings of the Supreme Court decision on Brown versus Board of Education case of 1954. Opportunities provided by the case for African-Americans; Politics of racial equality; Politics in America; Race and politics; Academic discourse and racism.
- Richard A. Gephardt.
Brown, Frank // Crisis (00111422); 1994, Vol. 101 Issue 2, p39Points out the role of African-Americans in the society. Benefits of the `Brown vs. Board of Education' case decision to Afro-Americans; Authors' call for Afro-Americans to continue the traditional commitment and dedication for the improvement of the society; Individuals' responsibility to...
- Hofstra, Touro celebrate Brown v. Board of Education.
Mancini, Rosamaria // Long Island Business News (7/1993 to 5/2009); 4/9/2004, Vol. 51 Issue 16, p20AReports developments related to law in the U.S. as of April 15, 2004. Celebration of the 50th anniversary of Brown v.Board of Education, Hofstra University School of Law and Touro College's Jacob B. Fuchsberg Law Center; Cost of the "Do Not Call" telemarketing law settlement; Number of settlements.
- Bridging the racial divide.
Mancini, Rosamaria // Christian Century; 7/24/2007, Vol. 124 Issue 15, p5The article discusses the nature of racial integration in schooling and its importance of defeating racism and inequality in education and social conditions. The invocation and revocation of the Supreme Court case of Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka to bring about and then ban forced...
- The revolution is being televised--on the internet.
Kennard, William E. // Black Issues in Higher Education; 12/10/98, Vol. 15 Issue 21, p112Comments on the day the United States Supreme court handed down a decision in `Brown v. Board of Education.' Effect of the decision on African American children; Demolition of barriers separating races all over America; Need to bring equality of access to technology to education.
- Family's foundation is working to ensure that the Brown story will still be told.
Kennard, William E. // American Teacher; Apr2004, Vol. 88 Issue 7, p14Discusses the impact of the U.S. Supreme Court's decision on the case, Brown v. Board of Education, on the life of the family of Oliver Brown who heads the cases. Excerpt from Brown's daughter, Cheryl's 1996 article in "Cultural Resource Management" magazine; Cheryl's creation of the Brown...
- Teaching Brown: A list of resources.
Kennard, William E. // American Teacher; Apr2004, Vol. 88 Issue 7, p14Features Web sites, books, videos and other teaching resources for the case, Brown v. Board of Education and related topics. American Federation of Teachers' online resource section, "Bringing Brown v. Board of Education into the Classroom"; Web site exploring the segregation of...
- Disciplined Consequences of Brown.
Matthews, Frank L. // Black Issues in Higher Education; 5/20/2004, Vol. 21 Issue 7, p4Focuses on the impact of Brown v. Board of Education desegregation case in Clarendon, South Carolina. Discrimination faced by a student at Sumter High; Impact of the case on the nature and value of discipline.
- The View from Topeka.
Hamilton, Kendra // Black Issues in Higher Education; 5/20/2004, Vol. 21 Issue 7, p32Looks at the impact of the Brown v. Board of Education desegregation case on May 17, 1954 on schools in Topeka, Kansas. Segregation faced by African American children before the Supreme Court decision in 1954; Status of the schools in 1954 under African American assistant Superintendent...
- Wisdom, Hindsight Render Brown's Goals 'Incomplete'.
Cerstvik, Joan Preston // Black Issues in Higher Education; 5/20/2004, Vol. 21 Issue 7, p36Reprints the article "Wisdom, Hindsight Render Brown's Goals 'Incomplete'," by Joan Preston Cerstvik, which appeared in the January 13, 1974 edition of "Black Issues." Segregation of schools in Topeka, Kansas; Uncertainties faced by Afro-Americans and Whites in the years since the decision in...
- A Welder From Kansas Named Brown.
Rader, Rick // Exceptional Parent; Mar2004, Vol. 34 Issue 3, p8Acknowledges the significance of the Supreme Court case "Brown v. Board of Education" in inspiring rights-consciousness among groups of people in the U.S. Celebration of the fiftieth anniversary of this landmark action that tackles the racial segregation of public schools in 21 states; Impact...
- Two African American Scholars Named Fletcher Fellows.
Rader, Rick // Journal of Blacks in Higher Education (BruCon Publishing Co.); 6/28/2012, p22This article announces the 2012-2013 class of Alphonse Fletcher Sr. Fellows, a fellowship program commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Brown v. Board of Education Supreme Court decision. Two African American academics namely Rucker Johnson and Trey Ellis were among the three Fletcher...
- CATO Conference Examines Post-Brown Education Trends.
Rader, Rick // Human Events; 3/24/2003, Vol. 59 Issue 10, p26Announces that the CATO Institute will examine educational trends in the post-Brown versus Board era, after the U.S. Supreme Court ruling desegregating U.S. public schools. Drop-out rate among minority students; Gap in the proficiency levels; Issues to be addressed by the conference.
- Brown Anniversary Panel Meets at Virginia Sites.
Goldstein, Lisa // Education Week; 1/28/2004, Vol. 23 Issue 20, p26The U.S. Supreme Court case Brown v. Board of Education 50th anniversary commission continues to meet around the country at sites related to the historic school desegregation case, as of January 28, 2004. The federally created commission met in the Richmond, Virginia, area in January 2004,...
- Resources Said Unequal 50 Years After Brown.
Borja, Rhea R. // Education Week; 5/19/2004, Vol. 23 Issue 37, p18Half a century after the decision in Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka struck down segregated systems of schooling, education resources for most minority children remain "grossly unequal" to those for whites, concludes a state-by-state analysis released last week. The Education Trust, a...
- Hearts and Minds.
Hendrie, Caroline // Education Week; 5/19/2004, Vol. 23 Issue 37, p32As the U.S. Supreme Court's historic ruling Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka turns 50 this week, don't expect Annette P. Williams to be wishing it a happy anniversary. After all, it was her disillusionment with school desegregation that stirred her to lead the charge 14 years ago for this...
- The sad way kids look at integration.
Johnson, Constance // U.S. News & World Report; 5/23/94, Vol. 116 Issue 20, p33Looks at America 40 years after the Supreme Court's `Brown v. Board of Education' decision to outlaw segregation. Despair expressed by several elementary school students; Their belief that the world is inherently unequal and views them as worthless; `U.S. News' survey which paints a chilling...
- When Mediation Doesn't Work.
Keeva, Steven // ABA Journal; Oct99, Vol. 85 Issue 10, p88Focuses on Brown versus Board of Education case at the United States Supreme Court. Consensus view of the panel sponsored at the American Bar Association Annual Meeting by the Section of Dispute Resolution in 1999; Agreement of the panelists on the unsuitability of mediation to a case like Brown.
- 40 years of `deliberate speed'.
Keeva, Steven // New York Amsterdam News; 5/27/95, Vol. 86 Issue 21, p11Part I. Presents an overview of the report `Redeeming the American Promise,' by the Southern Education Foundation (SEF), on the 41st anniversary of the US Supreme Court's ruling in `Brown vs. Board of Education.' Call for a new vision of desegregation that can promote better opportunities for...
- Brown vs. Board of Ed. lawyer Spottswood W. Robinson passed.
Boyd, Herb // New York Amsterdam News; 10/15/98, Vol. 89 Issue 42, p4Reports on the work of lawyer Spottswood Robinson in the Supreme Court case `Brown v. Board of Education.' Robinson's expertise in Constitutional law; Educational background; Robinson's involvement in school segregation cases.
- Originalism and the desegregation decisions--a response to Professor McConnell.
Maltz, Earl M., // Constitutional Commentary; Winter96, Vol. 13 Issue 3, p223Refutes law professor Michael McConnell's argument that the original understanding of the US Constitution's Fourteenth Amendment supports the decision in the school desegregation case of `Brown versus Board of Education.' Debates of the Civil Rights Act of 1875 as indicators of the amendment's...
- Segregation and the original understanding: A reply to Professor Maltz.
McConnell, Michael W., // Constitutional Commentary; Winter96, Vol. 13 Issue 3, p233Responds to law professor Earl Maltz's refutation of the author's thesis that the original understanding of the Constitution's Fourteenth Amendment supports the decision in the school desegregation case of `Brown versus Board of Education.' Enforcement power issue; Maltz's argument against the...
- Brown v Board turns 40.
Fleming, Mali Michelle // Hispanic; May1994, Vol. 7 Issue 4, p8Reports on the anniversary of the Supreme Court decision outlawing segregation in public schools. Case of Brown vs Board of Education of Topeka decided in 1954; Growth of racial isolation in schools; Northeast as the most segregated region; South as most integrated region; State of civil rights...
- FROM DESEGREGATION TO RESEGREGATION: PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN NORFOLK, VIRGINIA 1954-2002.
Doyle, Mary C. // Journal of African American History; Winter/Spring, Vol. 90 Issue 1/2, p64Examines the history and evolution of school desegregation in Norfolk, Virginia from 1954 to 2002. Impact of the U.S. Supreme Court's Brown versus Board of Education decision on Norfolk public schools; Efforts made by state leaders to develop a program of massive resistance to desegregation of...
- SETTING THE RECORD STRAIGHT.
Doyle, Mary C. // Time; 6/7/2004, Vol. 163 Issue 23, p10Corrects the story on the Supreme Court case Brown vs. Board of Education. The black church that was burned down was located in Lake City, not Summerton, South Carolina.
- Brown v. Board of Education.
Greenberg, Jack // Dissent (00123846); Fall2004, Vol. 51 Issue 4, p67This article focuses only on the decision to end school segregation and in 2000 in Bulgaria and similar case in the U.S. It informs that 2,400 Roma schoolchildren were integrated into the majority school population. Roma integration, which would cover all of Eastern Europe, was smooth and...
- NAACP Marks 50th Anniversary of Brown Decision With Year-Long Celebration.
Petrie, Phil W. // Crisis (15591573); Mar/Apr2004, Vol. 111 Issue 2, p57Presents information on the celebration of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) for the 50th anniversary of the landmark of U.S. Supreme Court case Brown versus Board of Education. Decision of the NAACP to hold a year-long series of commemorative programs in...
