By John H. Jackson (Click here to view the entire P&R issue) In the year that we commemorate the 50th anniversary of Brown v. Board of Educationand the 40th anniversary of passage of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, Richard Rothstein’s “Even the Best Schools Can’t Close the Race Achievement Gap” highlights the importance of our nation’s commitment to address people of color’s … [Read more...] about “Don’t Lose the Battle Trying to Fight the War” by John J. Jackson (September-October 2004 P&R Issue)
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“Unillusioned” by S.M. Miller (January-February 2000 P&R Issue)
By S.M. Miller (Click here to view the entire P&R issue) How one evaluates the last four decades largely depends on one’s expectations. My outlook in the ‘60’s was that an untroubled, clear, upward progression to real, full integration of African Americans would not occur. “Cost-free liberalism” was the somewhat caustic term that I applied to the liberal confidence that … [Read more...] about “Unillusioned” by S.M. Miller (January-February 2000 P&R Issue)
