Engs, Robert F. (1987). Historical Perspectives on the Problem of Black Literacy. Educational Horizons, v66 n1 p13-17 Fall. Discusses the history of Black access to education since before the Civil War. Describes how Whites consented to Black education only as a mechanism for containing Blacks, whereas Blacks have traditionally seen education as a tool for liberation. (CH)…

Ambrogi, Donna Myers; Leonard, Frances (1988). The Impact of Nursing Home Admission Agreements on Resident Autonomy. Gerontologist, v28 suppl p82-89 Jun. Statistical and legal analysis of California nursing home admission agreements indicated that agreements limited autonomy of nursing home residents in important ways, including constraints on resident's right to make health care decisions and other basic personal choices, entitlement to due process or grievance procedures, and right to informed financial decision making. (Author)…

Bosma, Boyd (1985). Achieving and Enhancing Diversity in Schools and Communities: Education and Housing Issues and Problems. Journal of Intergroup Relations, v13 n2 p41-45 Sum. Presents a set of principles which link the housing and school integration fields in achieving racial diversity. Offers suggestions for opportunities for consultation and cooperation between school district and municipal officials and planners and desegregation advocates. Suggests that coordinated strategies are necessary. (SA)…

Howard, M. Willam, Jr. (1985). Celebrating Martin Luther King, Jr. Interracial Books for Children Bulletin, v16 n8 p7-8. The life and work of Martin Luther King can be inspirational for those working for social justice, despite opponents who may distort the record of his concerns and actions. King's close ties with the Black Church, his opposition to the Vietnam War, and his work for international solidarity must not be frozen in history. (KH)…

Campbell, Karlyn Kohrs (1986). Style and Content in the Rhetoric of Early Afro-American Feminists. Quarterly Journal of Speech, v72 n4 p434-45 Nov. Analyzes selected speeches by feminists active in the early Afro-American protest, revealing differences in their rhetoric and that of White feminists of the period. Argues that a simultaneous analysis and synthesis is necessary to understand these differences. Illustrates speeches by Sojourner Truth, Ida B. Wells, and Mary Church Terrell. (JD)…

Sneed, Don; Stonecipher, Harry W. (1986). More Freedom for the Prison Press: An Emerging First Amendment Issue?. Journalism Quarterly, v63 n1 p48-54,68 Spr. Reports that the Supreme Court has dealt with related issues, but not specifically with rights of prison presses. (FL)…

Oxendine, Joseph B. (1987). Alliance Attitudes Regarding Human Rights. Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance, v58 n2 p80-83 Feb. A questionnaire was sent to more than a thousand members of the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance in order to solicit views on the status of human rights and equity issues within the Alliance. Results are presented. (MT)…

Frary, Robert B.; And Others (1985). AERA Opinions on Women's Equity Issues. Educational Researcher, v14 n2 p12-17 Feb. An opinion survey on sex-equity concerns was conducted for a sample of educational researchers (128 males, 138 females). Results indicated strong male-female differences on issues related to professional employment (such as reverse bias and equity in work assignments). However, most of the sample opposed sex-specific references and supported sex-equity research. (KH)…

Rodman, Hyman (1985). Controlling Adolescent Fertility. Society, v23 n1 p35-37 Nov-Dec. Public concern over adolescent sexual and contraceptive behavior is increasing. One recommended policy response is for states to pass legislation giving minors the right to consent to reproductive health services. Such services are likely to benefit individuals, families, and society. (KH)…

Ephross, Paul H.; Weiss, Joan C. (1986). Group Work Approaches to 'Hate Violence' Incidents. Social Work, v31 n2 p132-36 Mar-Apr. Social work that is involved with community relations for the purpose of addressing \hate violence\ acts directed at minorities is an important field of practice. Four types of groups, those composed of community members, victims, perpetrators, and organizational representatives, are described, and the skills needed for effective work with each are discussed. (Author)…

Ellis, James W.; Luckasson, Ruth A. (1985). Discrimination against People with Mental Retardation: A Comment on the Cleburne Decision. Mental Retardation, v23 n5 p249-52 Oct. The authors review the Supreme Court's decision in the City of Cleburne v. Cleburne Living Center which addressed issues of discriminatory zoning laws directed toward group homes and the Constitution's protection of mentally retarded persons. (CL)…

Sendor, Benjamin (1985). Sensitivity Is the Lesson This School Board Learned the Hard Way. American School Board Journal, v172 n2 p20 Feb. A federal district court judge in Iowa ruled that an education service agency unreasonably denied equal employment opportunity to a handicapped applicant for a teaching position. The agency based its decision on the candidate's inability to meet physical requirements for job functions that the court held nonessential. (PGD)…

Flygare, Thomas J. (1983). Elmo Tatum Makes History: Supreme Court Orders Him to Pay for a "Frivolous" Appeal. Phi Delta Kappan, v65 n3 p219-20 Nov. A series of legal actions brought by Elmo Tatum charging the University of Nebraska with discriminatory policies is reviewed. The United States Supreme Court awarded the university damages because of the "frivolous" nature of Tatum's appeal, and the essay concludes that this may inaugurate a campaign against the flood of litigation. (MJL)…

Allen, Richard C. (1975). Men and Women Together. MH, 59, 4, 21-5, F/W 75. Article discusses some of the laws pertaining to relationships between the sexes, and some of the sociocultural changes that seem to be taking place in this country and around the world. (Author/RK)…

Sullivan, Eileen S. (1976). The Student's Right to Free Expression. Wilson Library Bulletin, 51, 2, 168-71, Oct 76. Through the areas examined in this article–curriculum, religious freedom, and other First Amendment rights–the courts have almost universally upheld students when their rights were being violated. (Author)…

Fleming, Maria, Ed.; Foster, Randy; Mapp, Amy (2000). A Place at the Table: Struggles for Equality in America. Teacher's Guide [and Student Text]. "A Place at the Table" contains a teacher's guide, a 40-minute videotape and a 144-page textbook. The kit is designed to help students explore the historical, ongoing struggle to realize the national ideals of freedom and equality. This teacher's guide comprises 13 lesson plans (one for the video and one for each of the 12 chapters in the textbook); answers to objective questions are provided. If teachers wish to conduct an in-depth thematic course in U.S. history, they may choose to follow the entire guide. Teachers may also use the video lesson alone or select any of the chapter lessons in the guide for a one-day unit. The guide details classroom strategies for before viewing and provides suggested prompts for discussion, writing, and extension activities after viewing. The student textbook examines the courageous efforts of some "unsung heroes" who toppled barriers in education, voting, employment, housing, and other areas to participate more fully in…

Herbold, Paul E. (1974). Freedom of Expression, the Schools and the Burger Court. Peabody Journal of Education, 51, 2, 124-131, Jan 74. This article reviews the Supreme Court decision on the case of the "Sehome Eight," a case involving eight college radical-activists. It states that because of the plethora of such cases the court has indicated that similar appeals by dissenters may, in the future, have difficulty in reaching the Supreme Court. (JA)…

Davis, David Brion (1974). Slavery and the Post-World War II Historians. Daedalus, 103, 2, 1-16, Spr 74. Five major turning points are identified which have opened new lines of inquiry into the institution of slavery from the scholarship of the last 18 years in the United States. (Author/KM)…

Taylor, George (1974). Who Will Do the Women's Work?. Times Educational Supplement (London), 3068, 17, Mar 15 74. Article discusses the superficiality of the consultative document, \Equal Opportunities for Men and Women\. (GB)…

Brown, George L. (1973). Politicians, Poor People and Human Rights. Journal of Intergroup Relations, 2, 3, 47-58, Spr 73. The human rights movement appears obsolete in America, and human rights workers seem to be marking time as they are forced to wait on a climate more conducive to action. (DM)…

Gibbs, Annette (1972). Higher Education: Some First Amendment Considerations. NASPA Journal, 10, 2, 161-167, Oct 72. This paper examines three areas of student freedom of expression with which those in higher education must be concerned: (1) freedom of expression in the student newspaper, (2) freedom to hear off-campus speakers, and (3) freedom to assemble. (Author)…

Perrin, Robert (1972). Computing Minorities. Change, 4, 8, 36-38, Oct 72. Making certain that minority groups are well represented in student bodies is often difficult, as in the case of the University of Michigan where the student body numbers over 40,000. (HS)…

Parker, Alan (1972). Delinquents and Tribal Courts in Montana. American Indian Culture Center Journal, 3, 2, 3-6, F 72. The Blackwolf" decision determined that American Indian tribal courts cannot transfer juveniles judged to be delinquent to the state for confinement at the state training school because this is beyond the state court's authority. (FF)…

Friedman, Neil (1972). Has Black Come Back to Dixie?. Society, 9, 7, 47-53, May 72. …

Weinberg, Meyer (1971). Chronicle of Race and Schools, December 1970-January 1971. Integrated Education, 9, 2, 50-60, Mar-Apr 71. …

Ewald, Linda S. (1971). Sex Discrimination in Higher Education: Constitutional Equality for Women?. Journal of Family Law, 10, 3, 327-343, 71. …

Riedel, Marc (1970). Are Students Disenchanted With Materialism?. Contemp Educ, 42, 1, 8-13, Oct '70. …

Morsell, John A. (1969). Racial Desegregation and Integration in Public Education. J Negro Educ, 38, 3, 276-284, 69 Summer. …

(1982). Duane Youngberg, etc., et al., Petitioners, v. Nicholas Romeo, an Incompetent, by His Mother and Next Friend, Paula Romeo on Writ of Certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. Syllabus, No. 80-1429, Argued January 11, 1982–Decided June 18, 1982. Analysis and Intervention in Developmental Disabilities, v2 n4 p359-74. Opinions of the Supreme Court are presented on the case of Youngberg v. Romeo, in which the mother of a mentally retarded institutionalized adult petitioned for her son's rights under the Due Process clause of the Fourteenth Amendment to safe conditions of confinement, freedom from bodily restraints, and habilitation. (CL)…

Flygare, Thomas J. (1981). High Court Sets Standards for First Amendment Time, Place, and Manner Rules. Phi Delta Kappan, v63 n1 p60-61 Sep. Reviews the split decision of the U.S. Supreme Court in June 1981 that upheld the authority of the Minnesota State Fair to restrict the fairground solicitation activities of the Krishna religious sect. Discusses the relevance of the case to schools and colleges that constantly face problems concerning First Amendment rights. (Author/WD)…