The case 8.7 discusses whether the affirmative action program was enforced and whether it caused harm towards white employees. The court had to determine if the Board of Education of the Township of Piscataway violated the Title VII regulation when it made race a factor in choosing which employee they should terminate. Sharon Taxman‚ who is white and Debra Williams‚ who is black were two equally qualified employees who both begun working with the Board on the same day for nine years. In 1975‚ the
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Central Mississippi River Valley I chose to write my paper based off of the article “Geologic history of the central Mississippi River Valley area in a nutshell” written by Dr. Roy Van Arsdale. Dr. Van Arsdale starts his book off by saying that we often associate the Mississippi River Valley with the adventures of Lewis and Clark‚ through Mark Twain‚ and finally to where it is now‚ expansive farming. He goes on to explain that in order to really understand and grasp all that the Mississippi River
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Summary Students On Strike‚ is a memoir about African American students who protested against the conditions of their high school in Virginia. Unfortunately‚ these students had a to walk miles just to attend school for all blacks. John Stokes wasn’t able to attend school until he was able to walk and be responsible for himself. If I had to pick a country that I was able to connect this book with it would have to be the United States. The first connection I was able to make was when the
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As many know‚ Civil disobedience is the act of opposing a law one considers unjust and peacefully disobeying it while accepting the consequences. As an African American‚ and a woman for that- as once said‚ "Well-behaved women hardly make history." That quote applies for everyone in general- how can one promote change if no one will take the first step towards it? Growing up we learn from an early age of all the brave men and women in history who have shaped what we know today. Whether it is through
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What were the legal issues in this case? In the case of Dunlap VS Tennessee Valley Authority‚ the legal issue that was presented was discrimination‚ disparate treatment and disparate impact. According to the EEOC‚ race discrimination involves treating someone (an applicant or employee) unfavorably because he/she is of a certain race or because of personal characteristics associated with race (such as hair texture‚ skin color‚ or certain facial features). Color discrimination involves treating someone
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Racial segregation in U.S. schools and other public places was pertinent throughout most of American History and the majority of it existed in the South. School integration officially began in the mid 20th. The picture I have chosen to analyze portrays Mrs. Pinkston‚ a teacher in a newly integrated school in Oklahoma is enrolling students in the 3rd and 4th grades. She is standing in front of schoolbooks that she intends to hand out to the students that she is enrolling. In this picture of Mrs.
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Civil Rights Era History Class During my following essay we will be answering several questions that will help us comprehend the segregation that was implemented in the United States during the Civil Rights Era. Yes there was segregation in all areas of the public living‚ but we will be mainly focusing on the area of school districts and how it affected black and white students. It’s a touchy subject for some of the older folks that were present during the whole civil rights era cause they
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Consent Decree – Identification and Assessment One important court ruling regarding bilingual education was the case of Lau vs. Nichols‚ in early 1970. Although the court ruled children’s Fourteenth Amendment (Equal Protection) was violated‚ accountability wasn’t established. The 1990 Consent Decree addressed this issue by outlining ESOL teacher training requirements‚ as well as needs of ESOL students needing to be addressed by school districts. Before the Florida Consent Decree‚ there
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The main issue that was highlighted by the PBS Front Line documentary "Separate and Unequal"‚ was that many Americans are reverting to segregation of black people and white people in the public school system. The city of Baton Rouge was facing a problem in which some of the richer and whiter parents are determined to make a new schooling district for their children. This new schooling district would create problems because they are making white children have a separate learning environment than other
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Black people homes looked more like shacks‚ but for white people houses were better‚ but don’t look like our homes today. The climate is warm‚ summers are hot and winters cool. My opinion on the adults in Prom Night in Mississippi‚ the white parents like to stick to tradition‚ if they ever saw a coloured person with their child or near their property‚ they would be in big danger. Jessica’s friend who was black dropped her home in the same car as her. But‚ when her step-dad
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