"With all deliberate speed": the question of desegregation.Despite decades of desegregation desegregation: see integration. orders, the majority of children of color not of the white race; - commonly meaning, esp. in the United States, of negro blood, pure or mixed. See also: Color , particularly blacks and Latinos, remain in segegrated schools. Worse yet, their access to a quality education is dismal. Brown v. Board of Education Brown v. Board of Education (of Topeka) (1954) U.S. Supreme Court case in which the court ruled unanimously that racial segregation in public schools violated the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. put the weight on government to provide equal protection and opportunity to everyone, a trend that the country is quickly regressing from. But what have been the costs of integration? What is at stake if we give up on the demands for equal protection and opportunity under the law? [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Guest columnists J. Douglas Allen-Taylor and Lee Hubbard take on these questions in the following essays. After 50 years the value of integration is still being debated, but the importance of addressing racial inequality racial inequality Racial disparity Social medicine, public health A disparity in opportunity for socioeconomic advancement or access to goods and services based solely on race. See Women and health. is undeniable in providing access to a good education for all children. |
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