Powell, Cheryl Riley (1977). Help Is Available. College Press Review, 17, 2, 4-11, Win 77-78. Discusses problems for college publications advisers and student editors involving the issues of prior restraint, firing, suspension, and control of funding; describes court cases that have pertained to these issues. (GW)…

Critelli, Ann (1978). The Status Offender In Georgia. Journal of the International Association of Pupil Personnel Workers, 22, 1, 38-44, Jan 78. Presents information about the Juvenile Court Code of 1971, Title 24A of the Georgia Code and how it is used to deal with status offenders through community agencies. (HLM)…

Berkey, Curtis (1976). John Collier and the Indian Reorganization Act. American Indian Journal of the Institute for the Development of Indian Law, 2, 7, 2-7, Jul 76. …

Coleman, James S. (1977). Population Stability and Equal Rights. Society, 14, 4, 34-6, May-Jun 77. Argues that any policy of voluntary busing should, to bring population stability as well as equal rights, encompass the metropolitan area as a whole, removing the suburbs from their protected status. (Author/JM)…

Buechler, Steven M. (1987). Elizabeth Boynton Harbert and the Woman Suffrage Movement, 1870-1896. Signs, v13 n1 p78-97 Fall. The Woman Suffrage Movement experienced ideological changes so that earlier and later suffragists had different views. Elizabeth Boynton Harbert was one reformer who first criticized female socialization and the system of separate spheres. Later her views became more sentimental and she idealized the traditional role of women. (VM)…

McLemore, Leslie Burl (1986). Protest and Politics: The Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party and the 1965 Congressional Challenge. Negro Educational Review, v37 n3-4 p130-43 Jul-Oct. Describes actions taken by the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party to challenge White dominance on the ballot for congressional seats in 1965. The challenge failed, for a number of reasons, but helped end an era of all-White political party domination and precipitated the growth of grass-roots political groups. (KH)…

Walters, Ronald (1985). Imperatives of Black Leadership: Policy Mobilization and Community Development. Urban League Review, v9 n1 p20-41 Sum. Reviews Black political strategies of the 1960s and 1970s. Calls for a further shift in strategy, in light of the fact that the most urgent and primary task of Black leadership is the internal reconstruction of the Black community through strengthening both its common frame of reference and common resource base. (Author/GC)…

Covert, James R.; Magsino, Romulo F. (1984). Denominational Thrust in Education: Some Issues Affecting Canadian Teachers. Canadian Journal of Education, v9 n3 p243-60 Sum. Notes that increasing support for denominational education in Canada challenges educators to examine the issue before serious conflict reaches the courts. Notes that denominational education is affecting teachers' professionalism and human rights. Explains that because existing court judgments are contradictory, conflict resolution is better achieved in other ways. (SB)…

Colby, Ira C. (1985). The Freedmen's Bureau: From Social Welfare to Segregation. Phylon, v46 n3 p219-30 Sep. Describes the philosophical and political underpinnings of the Freedmen's Bureau, a Federal agency created after the Civil War to assist and protect freed Southern slaves. Argues that, despite some positive results, it exemplified the nation's ambivalence toward a free black community and only contributed to the further entrenchment of racial segregation. (KH)…

Hendrick, Irving G. (1983). Stare Decisis, Federalism, and Judicial Self-Restraint: Concepts Perpetuating the Separate but Equal Doctrine in Public Education, 1849-1954. Journal of Law and Education, v12 n4 p561-85 Oct. Traces the history of the United States Supreme Court "Brown v. Board of Education" decision that overturned 58 years of the infamous "separate but equal doctrine" confirmed in "Plessy v. Ferguson." (MLF)…

Helle, Steven (1984). Judging Public Interest in Libel: The "Gertz" Decision's Contribution. Journalism Quarterly, v61 n1 p117-24 Spr. Traces the public interest concept in libel to the time of "Gertz v. Robert Welch, Inc.," which supposedly rejected the concept, and beyond, demonstrating that the problem many free press advocates associate with the decision is really a consequence of the public interest test those same advocates cherish. (FL)…

Mehra, Achal (1983). Sanctions for Reporters Who Refuse to Disclose Sources in Libel Cases. Journalism Quarterly, v60 n3 p437-44,508 Aut. Notes that the courts have specific sanctions under the "Federal Rules of Civil Procedure" to ensure discovery in libel and invasion of privacy cases. Examines media-related cases in which courts have used these sanctions and relates them to nonmedia cases. (FL)…

Kilson, Martin (1976). Whither Integration?. American Scholar, 45, 3, 360-73, Sum 76. Focuses on the integration of the Negro into the mainstream of cultural and social development in the United States. Particular attention was spent on the problem of getting white people to translate agreement on integration in principle into integration in fact. (Author/RK)…

(2000). Let Freedom Ring: The Life & Legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr. [Lesson Plan]. This lesson plan teaches students about the life and work of Martin Luther King, Jr. Students listen to a brief biography, view photographs of the March on Washington, and read a portion of King's "I Have a Dream" speech. After studying Dr. King's use of imagery and allusion, students create original poetic phrases about freedom and illustrate them with symbols representing the forms of freedom that have yet to be realized in the United States. After its 6 lessons, students will have: (1) learned about the life and work of Martin Luther King, Jr.; (2) observed and studied King's use of figurative language in his "I Have a Dream" speech; and (3) become aware of inequities that still exist in the United States. Intended for grades 3-5, the plan notes subject areas covered (language arts, literature, United States history and social studies), time required to complete the lesson, skills used and taught in the lesson, and the standards developed by professional… [PDF]

Jackson, Jesse L. (1973). Don't Get Mad; Get Smart!. J-NAWDAC, 37, 1, 18-26, F 73. This address (to a joint session of the annual conventions of the NAWDAC and the ACPA in Cleveland, 1973) discusses the author's concerns about contemporary America. He discusses his opinions about racism, the fight for black equality, abortion, and other social issues in our country. The emphasis is on the position of blacks in our society. (EK)…

Walden, John C. (1974). The Administrator and First Amendment Rights. National Elementary Principal, 53, 2, 86-87, Jan-Feb 74. According to a recent federal court decision concerning an administrator's criticism of his board, an administrator's First Amendment rights may be less than those of a teacher. (Author)…

Sandler, Bernice (1974). Discrimination is Immoral, Illegal and, Offenders Find, Costly. College and University Business, 56, 2, 27-30, Feb 74. More than 400 institutions have been charged with sex discrimination, none of which have been refuted by HEW investigations. (Editor)…

Divoky, Diane (1973). Cumulative Records: Assault on Privacy. NJEA Review, 47, 4, 16-8, Dec 73. Considered the problems of excessive accumulation of records, designed to assist schools in evaluating students, which ultimately invade the privacy of individuals. (RK)…

Betances, Samuel (1973). The Prejudice of Having No Prejudice in Puerto Rice; Part II. Rican, 3, 22-37, Spr 73. Second part of a two-part series which began in the Winter 1972 issue of The Rican." The issue of identity as it relates to race and color in Puerto Rican life is very important. The myth that Puerto Rico is a kind of human relations paradise where racism is nonexistent has to be exploded. (Author/RJ)…

Shapiro, Walter (1973). Black and White is Still the Point. Washington Monthly, 5, 4, 32-42, Jun 73. From blue-collar precincts to Harvard Square, everyone seems to have given up on busing and school desegregation; the author holds that much of this reassessment is based on error–both intellectual and moral. (Author/RJ)…

Hayasaka, Philip (1973). The Asian Experience in White America. Journal of Intergroup Relations, 2, 3, 67-73, Spr 73. The experience of Asians in America had as its reality exclusion, oppression, survival, and racism. (DM)…

Parra, Ricardo (1973). We Have Just Begun. Journal of Intergroup Relations, 2, 3, 105-115, Spr 73. Chicanos intend to act now to see that they can continue to function in a land that has become sociologically diseased and technologically polluted. (DM)…

Wells, Theodora (1973). Equalizing Advancement Between Women and Men. Training and Development Journal, 27, 8, 20-4, Aug 73. Author points out that we are just beginning to see the implications of equalizing advancement opportunities, and discusses the specific needs for research in this area. (Editor/GB)…

(1973). Can Anybody Speak His Mind in School?. American School Board Journal, 160, 8, 31, Aug 73. Discusses academic freedom, a teacher's right to teach, and a student's right to learn. Asserts that students have a right to hear controversial speakers and to discuss their philosophies. The general tone of court rulings suggests that boards cannot limit their selection of speakers to only those individuals who agree with the basic beliefs of the board. (Author)…

Mathews, Linda (1973). Rodriquez and Friends. Race Relations Reporter, 4, 13, 15-20, Jul 73. Recounts the now-famous Supreme Court case, San Antonio Independent School District versus Rodriguez, relating to the proposition that wealth-based inequities in school spending are unconstitutional. (RJ)…

Cassin, Rene (1972). Science and Human Rights. Impact of Science on Society, 22, 4, 329-339, Oct/Dec 72. Practices and products of scientific research have been threatening human privacy. Strong guidelines should be enforced by world organizations to prevent this. Practicing professionals should also resist temptations for infringing upon other's rights. (PS)…

Castan, Frances (1973). Is There a Right Not to Go to School?. Education Digest: Essential Readings Condensed for Quick Review, v38 n5 p9-12 Jan. Presents the complexities involved in deciding the need and direction for compulsory education. (RK)…

Reutter, E. Edmund, Jr. (1972). Constitutional Rights of Nontenure Teachers. IAR Research Bulletin, 13, 1, 1,7-8, Nov 72. …

Myer, M. Everett (1972). The Swann V. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Case: Its Significance for Tennessee Schools. Tennessee Education, 1, 4, 8-15, W 72. …

Spain, Jayne B. (1973). The Battle Against Discrimination. Journal of Home Economics, 65, 1, 16-19, Jan 73. …