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Bibliography: Civil Rights (Part 820 of 996)

Relyea, Harold C. (1969). Black Power as an Urban Ideology. Soc Stud, 60, 6, 243-250, 69 Nov.

Garber, Lee O. (1970). Courts Cite Constitution to Uphold Long-Hair Rights. Nat Sch, 85, 2, 83, 86, 70 Feb. Brings court action up to date in regard to male students' hair styles. (LN)…

Salinas, Guadalupe (1971). Mexican-Americans and the Desegregation of Schools in the Southwest (With a Special Supplement). El Grito, 4, 4, 36-69, Sum 71.

Lederer, Joseph (1970). Interview with Ella Baker. Urban Rev, 4, 3, 19-23, May '70.

Lindsay, Leon W. (1970). The Views of Benjamin Mays. Integrated Educ, 8, 3, 50-53, 70 May-Jun. Report of an interview with Dr. Benjamin E. Mays, president of the Atlanta, Georgia, Board of Education. (RJ)…

Lobo, Paula J. (1983). First Amendment Implications of Exclusive Broadcast Contracts. Journalism Quarterly, v60 n1 p41-47 Spr. Argues that the rights of viewers to news coverage were sacrificed to commercial interests in the federal court decision concerning the ABC television network's refusal to grant a request of a television station to broadcast short clips of a local event to which the network had exclusive broadcast rights. (FL)…

Okonkwor, R. Chude (1983). Nigeria's Sedition Laws–Their Effect on Free Speech. Journalism Quarterly, v60 n1 p54-60 Spr. Reports on the Nigerian Supreme Court's struggles with the problems of interpreting colonial sedition laws while protecting democratic freedoms. (FL)…

Nichols, John E. (1983). Swedish Shield Law and Its Impact on Criminal Justice in Sweden. Journalism Quarterly, v60 n2 p253-61 Sum. Concludes that the strong Swedish shield law seldom hinders criminal investigations since journalists are generally willing to share the little information they have with police. (FL)…

Smith, Michael R. (1983). Qualified Immunity from Liability for Violations of Federal Rights–A Modification. School Law Bulletin, v14 n1 p1,5-12 Jan. Discusses the applicability to school officials and school attorneys of the Supreme Court decision in Harlow v. Fitzgerald that an official's right to qualified immunity may be decided before trial and that an objective test is: Could the official reasonably have known that his conduct would violate someone's federal rights? (MLF)…

Monti, Daniel J. (1982). The Impact of School Desegregation as an Urban Moral Reform Crusade. New Directions for Testing and Measurement, n14 p5-20 Jun. Vigorous and dramatic attempts to reform city life and people have been with us for almost two centuries. In retrospect, the school desegregation movement appears to have been an extension of the tradition of moral reform crusades which began after 1800. Desegregation of the public schools was seen as the best hope for reconstituting public morality. (Author/LC)…

Tandon, Rajesh (1982). The Interlinkages between Primary Health Care and Adult Education. Convergence: An International Journal of Adult Education, v15 n2 p3-13. Illustrates the three central tenets of primary health care (equality, systemic dynamics, and self-reliance) and highlights points of similarity with adult education. Demonstrates adult education's role in promoting health care: information, mobilization, and integration. (SK)…

Fendrich, James M.; Smith, Charles U. (1980). Black Activists: Ten Years Later. Journal of Negro Education, v49 n1 p3-19 Win. The political attitudes and beliefs of Black students who attended a Black southern university during the 1963 demonstrations provide the data for this study of the long-range consequences of the Black student protest movement in the 1960s. (Author/JLF)…

Morris, Aldon (1981). Black Southern Student Sit-In Movement: An Analysis of Internal Organization. American Sociological Review, v46 n6 p744-67 Dec. Argues that the Southern sit-in movement of 1960, though appearing to have developed in the spontaneous manner described by classic behavior theory, actually grew out of preexisting institutions and organizational forms. Discusses the role of Black churches, colleges, protest organizations, and leaders in the movement. (Author/GC)…

Makieda, Motofumi (1981). What Can Teachers Do To Protect Human Rights?. Today's Education: Social Studies Edition, v70 n2 p15-16 Apr-May. Defines the teacher's role in influencing students to stand up against intolerance in the classroom and in society. Suggests that teachers can become catalysts of needed social change by encouraging questions, sharing information, rebutting preconceived ideas, and generally championing the case of human rights in all its forms. (DB)…

Little, Roger (1981). For Choice, Not Chance. Society, v18 n3 p49-51 Mar-Apr. A return to the draft under current conditions will retard the armed forces' progress in making military service attractive to men and women volunteers. If an army is to be representative of the society it serves, its social composition is less important than its incorporation of the same social values. (Author/GC)…

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Bibliography: Civil Rights (Part 821 of 996)

Sarkesian, Sam C. (1981). Who Serves?. Society, v18 n3 p57-60 Mar-Apr. While inequity and social bias are relevant to the issue of military conscription, we should recognize that the present controversy over selective service involves national values and the credibility of institutions. A newly designed selective service system is likely to be more just than the present volunteer system. (Author/GC)…

Gottesman, Roberta (1981). Restitution and Parental Liability as Alternatives to School Discipline. Education Digest: Essential Readings Condensed for Quick Review, v47 n2 p25-28 Oct. Considers legal and programmatic issues involved in having juveniles or their parents make financial restitution for delinquent acts. Makes recommendations to school officials on using restitution as part of school discipline policy. Condensed from "A Legal Memorandum," May 1981, published by the National Association of Secondary School Principals. (Editor/SJL)…

Zarefsky, David (1980). Lyndon Johnson Redefines "Equal Opportunity": The Beginnings of Affirmative Action. Central States Speech Journal, v31 n2 p85-94 Sum. Examines Lyndon Johnson's rhetoric in bringing about a shift in the concept of "equal opportunity" from nondiscrimination to affirmative action through the process of dissociation. Defines dissociation as separating a unitary concept into parts, identifying the less valued part, and reformulating the more valued part. (JMF)…

Conaway, Charlotte A. (1981). Vocational Education Serves the Handicapped. VocEd, v56 n3 p22-25 Apr. Examines the legal mandates requiring vocational education to serve the handicapped and presents examples of progress that has been made over the past 10 years. (LRA)…

Johnson, Edward; Richardson, Jr., Richard C. (1980). Narrowing Limits of Administrative Discretion. Peabody Journal of Education, v58 n1 p22-26 Oct. This review of court cases and statutes focuses on the impact of the first and fourteenth amendments and antidiscrimination legislation. Three recommendations are made: (1) The need for liability insurance is evident; (2) Every college and university should retain its own legal council; and (3) Institutions with collective bargaining should employ a full-time attorney. (JN)…

Loutfi, Martha Fetherolf; And Others (1980). Jobs and Beyond. Women at Work, n1 p4-21. Examines and analyzes some basic questions on women's place in the process of development. Outlines the low position women occupy in various economies in the developing world which makes them the most underprivileged group of workers. (JOW)…

Greene, Bruce (1979). "U.S. v. Michigan" and "Washington v. Fishing Vessel Association": A Comparative Review. American Indian Journal, v5 n8 p2-7 Aug. The Supreme Court joins a U.S. District Court to deliver two decisions regarding treaty right fishing which are vitally important to the law of federal-Indian treaty rights. This essay explains the nature of those cases, the matters at issue in them, and their relationship to each other. (NQ)…

Gottesman, Roberta; Mountz, Lynne (1979). Children's Legal Rights in Maryland. Journal of the International Association of Pupil Personnel Workers, v23 n4 p207-16, 245-54 Sep. A professional's ability to provide services will be enhanced if he is familiar with legal implications inherent in activities in which children are involved. This provides Maryland professionals with a perception of the rights of parties in juvenile justice, education, medical care, and parental abuse and neglect, and foster care. (Author)…

Manley-Casimir, Michael E. (1979). The Rights of the Child at School. Education Canada, v19 n3 p9-13,25 Fall. The author argues for the delineation of children's and student's rights in Canada's proposed new federal constitution. He discusses the traditional legal status of schoolchildren and defines their welfare and option rights. (SJL)…

Hankins, Thomas E. (1976). Section 1983, the Eleventh Amendment, and General Principles of Tort Immunities and Defenses: Who Is Left to Sue?. UMKC Law Review, 45, 1, 29-55, F 76. The possibilities of successfully suing a state entity have been narrowed by the Eleventh Amendment, the definitional exclusions imposed by the Supreme Court in its interpretations of section 1983's legislative history, and the inapplicability of the doctrine of various liability to section 1983 suits. Such narrowing of the permissable scope of 1983 actions is approaching the pointing of barring them altogether. (Author/LBH)…

Levine, James P. (1976). Racism and the Constitution: 200 Years of Inequality. Intellect, 105, 2376, 23-6, Jul-Aug 76.

Samford, Frank P., III (1976). Toward a Constitutional Definition of Racial Discrimination. Emory Law Journal, 25, 3, 509-78, Sum 76. An analysis of the approaches taken by the Supreme Court in determining the existence of unconstitutional racial discrimination is presented. Cases involved voting rights, jury selection, gerrymandering, segregation of schools and of public and private facilities, and distribution of governmental burdens and benefits. (LBH)…

Goldman, Alan (1976). Employment Discrimination–Washington v. Davis: Splitting the Causes of Action Against Racial Discrimination in Employment. Loyola University Law Journal, 8, 1, 225-49, F 76. The effect of Washington v. Davis on employment discrimination litigation under the fourteenth amendment and section 1981 of the U. S. Code is examined along with the impact of the decision on Title VII standards. The case involved employment tests for acceptance into the District of Columbia Police Department. (LBH)…

Specter, Russell (1977). Act Three: Some Thoughts on the Thrust of Title VII. Employee Relations Law Journal, 2, 3, 262-71, win 77. During the 10 years of existence of Title VII, the compliance agencies and courts have gradually developed procedures and standards of proof looking toward the eradication of bias and discrimination in employment. The course of Title VII to date is reviewed and some observations on future approaches are offered. (Editor/LBH)…

Coulmas, Florian (1998). Language Rights: Interests of State, Language Groups, and the Individual. Language Sciences, v20 n1 p63-72 Jan. Focuses on the question of how language rights can be subjected to legal provisions. Argues that, because language has social and individual aspects, working out solutions for specific situations is more important than universal principles. Argues against the idea that languages are objects deserving of legal protection. (14 references) (Author/CK)…

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