Civil Rights Movement

Desegregation

The process of ending the separation of two groups usually referring to raceMost commonly used in reference to the U.S.Civil Rights MovementBefore and After Brown Vs. Board of Education (1954)

Impediments to integrated schools

Swan v. Charlotte Board of Education (1971) – forced busing

Desegregation peaked in 1988 Shifts in the job market have left the

poorest blacks and other minorities in the Northern cities.

White flight Schools are thus segregated today

Segregation Today

Today, one-third of black students attend school in places where the black population is more than 90 percent.

A little less than half of white students attend schools that are more than 90 percent white.

One-third of all black and Latino students attend high-poverty schools (where more than 75 percent of students receive free or reduced lunch); only 4% of white children do. Lockette, Tim (Feb. 5, 2010). The New Racial Segregation at Public Schools. Southern Shift News.

Pictoral History of Racism in the U.S.

Click link below for a virtual field trip:

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2009/09/23/785567/-Updated-A-Pictoral-History-of-Racism-in-the-United-States:-Context-is-Everything

Discussion

Where did you grow up and go to school?

Discussion

What was the racial mix of children in your school?

Discussion

What did you think about going to school with these children regarding race?

Discussion

What experiences in school did your have that you attribute to your race and/or ethnicity?

Discussion

What can you do now as an adult to contribute to fewer racial inequalities in your community?