Sociology

While racial segregation has been illegal since the Brown decision, are our schools any better off today when it comes to equal opportunities for various racialethnic and social class groups

Tackling the issue of racial discrimination has always generated a heated debate.  It is quite a sensitive issue in the sense that there have always been pros and cons to this controversial subject, and more often than not, -- that is, in real life -- the colored ones, or those who do not belong to the white culture, are always at the losing end or are the ones treated inequitably  unfairly. 

Despite what the Brown decision has arrived at, there is still that indistinct barrier which exists between the Caucasians and the other races.  Whatever decision, ruling or declaration may be decided upon by the courts, this division between races cannot be eliminated as long as there wont be acceptance on the part of the white race, or at least an effort on their part to treat other races on equal terms.

Definitely, there has been some improvement on the status of students in school since the time of Linda Brown. The black race has come a long way since the doctrine of separate but equal has been trashed, and they are no longer deprived of the equal protection of the laws under the Fourteenth Amendment ( HYPERLINK httpwww.pbs.orgbeyondbrownbrownpdfsbrowndecision httpwww.pbs.orgbeyondbrownbrownpdfsbrowndecision. pdf).  However, due to the social inequality which already exists in society (Lecture  Education), and the prevalence of labeling and stereotypes commonly associated with blacks, it may still take some time before the total and genuine concept of equal opportunities for all races will come to fruition.