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Protecting The Dignity And Equality Of Children: The Importance Of Integrated Schools, Sharon E. Rush
Protecting The Dignity And Equality Of Children: The Importance Of Integrated Schools, Sharon E. Rush
UF Law Faculty Publications
The primary goal of this Article is to motivate equality-minded people to renew their commitment to the goal of invalidating the race myth – a belief in white superiority and black inferiority – that has plagued this country far too long. When the Supreme Court ruled in Brown that “separate is inherently unequal,” it understood that integrated schools were necessary to achieve racial equality because only by teaching children to respect each other’s dignity, is it possible to debunk the race myth. This Article suggests that “integration” is about more than ensuring that children have the opportunity to physically share …