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ERIC TITLE NUMBER: 71-10540 AUTHOR: Lloyd, Mollie G.


TITLE: Blacks and Whites: Families and communities--a
personal perspective on some issues concerning race
relations and education in the U.S.A.

YEAR PUBLISHED: 1983
JOURNAL: Early-Child-Development-and-Care; 1983 Jun Vol
11(34) 297-318

ABSTRACT: Presents a perspective on American policy on race
and education, which is then compared to British policies.
The fact that the National Institute of Mental Health
includes racism as a deterrent to good mental health, and
addresses itself to programs to prevent it, is significant.
Racism in the US is a product of more than 300 yrs of
Subordination of Asian-Blacks, Blacks, Hispanics, American
Indians, and Alaskan Natives by the White majority. Racism
is also deeply rooted in British culture but has only been
recognized as such since the immigration of Black people
brought the issue home. American policies on desegregation,
equal opportunity, bilingual education, affirmative action,
and race relations are discussed in terms of how Britain
can learn from US successes and mistakes in constructing a
better educational system to serve the needs of all
minorities. (10 ref) (PsycLIT Database Copyright 1984
American Psychological Assn, all rights reserved)

KEY DESCRIPTORS: RACIAL-AND-ETHNIC-RELATIONS; EDUCATION-;
UNITED-STATES; GREAT-BRITAIN


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