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Pettigrew TF. Justice deferred a half century after Brown v. Board of Education. Am Psychol. 2004;59(6):521-9doi: 10.1037/0003-066X.59.6.521.
Pettigrew, T. F. (2004). Justice deferred a half century after Brown v. Board of Education. The American psychologist, 59(6), 521-9. https://doi.org/10.1037/0003-066X.59.6.521
Pettigrew, Thomas F. "Justice deferred a half century after Brown v. Board of Education." The American psychologist vol. 59,6 (2004): 521-9. doi: https://doi.org/10.1037/0003-066X.59.6.521
Pettigrew TF. Justice deferred a half century after Brown v. Board of Education. Am Psychol. 2004 Sep;59(6):521-9. doi: 10.1037/0003-066X.59.6.521. PMID: 15367087.
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Am Psychol. 2004 Sep;59(6):521-9. doi: 10.1037/0003-066X.59.6.521.

Justice deferred a half century after Brown v. Board of Education.

The American psychologist

Thomas F Pettigrew

Affiliations

  1. Department of Psychology, Social Science II, University of California-Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA 95064, USA. [email protected]

PMID: 15367087 DOI: 10.1037/0003-066X.59.6.521

Abstract

The road to Brown v. Board of Education (1954) was a slow and circuitous climb, whereas the retreat down from Brown has been swift and direct. This article reviews 4 distinct U.S. Supreme Court eras of racial decisions: the segregation, preparatory, desegregation, and resegregation eras. It notes both the strengths and weaknesses of Brown and discusses the effects of school desegregation. Did racial diversity improve the life chances of African American children as intended? The results of longitudinal research demonstrate that the effects have been positive, although these results are not widely known by the American public. The article challenges this and other misconceptions about school desegregation that have become entrenched in the public's thinking and addresses ways to rekindle the spirit of Brown.

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