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Wood Creek Elementary Principal Berna Ravitz, right, has watched minority numbers increase. She is with teacher Joan Littman.
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Integration fight loses advocates
Fifty years after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down segregated schools, the nation's efforts to better educate minorities center less on race than on reading. 05/17/04
Metro classrooms remain separate, often unequal
A half-century after court-ordered desegregation of America's schools, Metro Detroit classrooms remain starkly divided by color. 05/16/04
Family named in case proud of equality fight
Alphabetical order thrust the Bradley family into the center of Detroit's contentious landmark busing case. 05/16/04
Ruling boosted rights movement
While it did little to erode deep segregation in Metro Detroit, the Supreme Court's sweeping condemnation of racially separate schools in Brown v. Board of Education ignited civil rights efforts in the area that continue today. 05/16/04
Metro Detroit voices
05/16/04
Key events in school desegregation
05/16/04
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School desegregation memories
The Brown v. Board of Education ruling was a profound turning point for our nation. How was your life affected? Post your memories here and read what others have to say.
Related links
 Still separate
The racial makeup of Metro Detroit's public school districts
The cost of segregation: A 2002 series by The Detroit News examining the impact of Metro Detroit's racial divide
Part I: Racial Attitudes
Part II: Paying for Preferences
Part III: Where We're Headed
Part IV: Community Forum
Part V: The Impact of Affluence
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