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Flunked Out: A Comparative Look At State Educational Code, Title Vi Of The Civil Rights Act, And Slavery Education, Emory French-Folsom, Maryn Rolfson
Flunked Out: A Comparative Look At State Educational Code, Title Vi Of The Civil Rights Act, And Slavery Education, Emory French-Folsom, Maryn Rolfson
Brigham Young University Prelaw Review
In 2017, a mock slave auction was held in a 5th grade classroom at
South Orange Elementary School in New Jersey, which included the
‘sale’ of a black child by white students. A few weeks after this incident,
students from another elementary school in the same district
made posters advertising the sale of African American slaves, which
were displayed in school hallways. Wisconsin 4th graders in 2018
were given a homework assignment which asked them to explain
“three good reasons for slavery.”
Disaggregation & Diversity: A Case For Race Conscious Admissions, Connor Oniki
Disaggregation & Diversity: A Case For Race Conscious Admissions, Connor Oniki
Brigham Young University Prelaw Review
Since its founding, people all over the world have looked towards
America as a land of opportunity. Immigrants viewed it as a place
for fresh starts, new beginnings, and equal chances. However, for
centuries, concrete and subtle barriers have slowed the opportunity
for progress for those who are not in the majority. Throughout America’s
beginnings, lawmakers legalized segregation and discrimination
throughout the country multiple times. The Chinese Exclusion
Act prevented Asian Americans from immigrating to the United
States to pursue opportunities. Jim Crow laws enforced racial segregation
and ensured that though African Americans were no longer
enslaved, they did not …