Color, Class, and the Realities of Inequality

Argues that present day reality in the United States shows society is still separated by race and that the racial separation found in the school system is an accurate reflection of the nation. The author reflects on how racial separation and the separation of wealth adversely affect quality educatio...

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Published in:Society (New Brunswick) 1996-03, Vol.33 (3), p.32-36
Main Author: Rist, Ray C
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Academic Achievement
Black Education
Blacks
BLACKS, NEGROES, AFRO-AMERICANS, AFRICAN-AMERICANS
Brown v Board of Education
Class
Court Litigation
Desegregation
Economically Disadvantaged
EDUCATION
Education discrimination
Education systems
Educational Inequality
Educational Policy
Educational Quality
Elementary Secondary Education
Equal Education
Equality
Judicial Decisions
Legal Cases
Minority Groups
Public Schools
RACE RELATIONS
Racial Relations
Racial segregation
School Desegregation
School Segregation
Segregation
Social classes
Social Problems
SOCIETY AS A WHOLE
State court decisions
Supreme Court decisions
U.S.A
United States of America
United States Supreme Court
UNITED STATES, 1945 TO PRESENT
Wealth
Wealth distribution
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Summary:Argues that present day reality in the United States shows society is still separated by race and that the racial separation found in the school system is an accurate reflection of the nation. The author reflects on how racial separation and the separation of wealth adversely affect quality education for blacks and other minorities. (GR)
ISSN:0147-2011
1936-4725
DOI:10.1007/BF02716565