A superbly erudite and enormously thoughtful call to end de facto segregation in America (Chicago Tribune)

More than fifty years after Brown v. Board of Education, segregation in America thrives. And what`s worse is that we`ve come to accept our segregated society. Most whites have bought into the psychology of the bulwark: the idea that separating themselves from different races and classes is the only sure route to better opportunity.
African-Americans, on the other hand, have become integration weary. Many escape to affluent all-black enclaves in hopes of thriving among their own, even as they attempt to insulate themselves from their less advantaged brothers and sisters.

In The Failures of Integration, Sheryll Cashin shows why this separation is not working for most Americans. As our society rapidly diversifies, she argues, we need a radical transformation-a jettisoning of the now ingrained assumption that separation is acceptable-if we are to pursue the dream that America says it embraces: full and equal opportunity for all. Copyright (C) Muze Inc. 2005. For personal use only. All rights reserved.