ISS 215 Lecture 6: chapter 8 African Americans today
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Residential patterns challenge the notion desegregated schools . Higher education continues to be predominately white. De jure patterns of segregation-children were assigned to schools on the basis of race. U. s supreme court decision in 1954- brown vs. board of education topeka, kansas. The practice of placing students in specific curriculum groups based on test scores (+ other criteria) There"s been an increase in aa students going to college and graduation. Upward trend to higher education has declined. Negative publicity and a decline in enforcement of affirmative action.