Fifty years after the Supreme Court's landmark decision, ten contributions from activists, scholars, jurists, educators and theorists consider the effects of Brown vs. Board of Education . Sample topics include the impact of the decision on African American educators, a history of Latino segregation lawsuits, and the ongoing problem of racial inequality in the American educational system. The text is supplemented throughout with brief oral histories from persons involved in the case. The essays were commissioned by the editors of Black Issues in Higher Education . Annotation 2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
