Examines Brown versus Board of Education historically, politically, and culturally from a literacy perspective. This title examines the history, politics, and culture of the institution. It features primary chapters from senior scholars, and commentaries by junior scholars.

This volume, edited by Arnetha Ball of Stanford University, examines Brown v. Board of Education historically, politically, and culturally from a literacy perspective. It features primary chapters from senior scholars, and commentaries by junior scholars. The contributors include Edmund Gordon, Beatrice Bridgall, John Baugh, Kris Gutierrez, Joyce King, Gloria Ladson-Billings, James Anderson, and Guadalupe Valdes.

Introduction.Part One Looking Back: Historical Perspective on Brown v. Board of Education.Chapter 1. A tale of two Browns: Constitutional and Equality and Unequal Education. (James D. Anderson).Chapter 2. Response: A Tale of Two Movements: The Power and Consequences of Misremembering. (Joy Ann Williamson).Chapter 3. The Affirmative Development of Academic Ability: In Pursuit of Social Justice. (Edmund W. Gordon &
Beatrice L. Bridglall).Chapter 4. The Affirmative Development of Academic Ability: A Response to Edmund Gordon. (Carol D. Lee).Part Two US Implications of Brown v. Board of Education.Chapter 5. Linguistic Considerations Pertaining to Brown vs. Board: Exposing Racial Fallacies in the New Millennium. (John Baugh).Chapter 6. Response: Preparation, Pedagogy, Policy, and Power: Brown The King Case, And The Struggle For Equal Language Rights. (Arnetha F. Ball &
H. Samy Alim).Chapter 7. The Linguistic Isolation of Hispanic Students in California's Public Schools: The Challenge of Reintegration. (Bernard R. Gifford &
Guadalupe Valdes).Chapter 8. A Response to "The Linguistic Isolation of Hispanic Students in California's Public Schools. (Robert T. Jimenez).Chapter 9. Looking for Educational Equity: The Consequences of Relying on Brown. (Kris D. Gutierrez &
Nathalia E. Jaramillo).Chapter 10. A Multivoiced Response to The Call for An Equity-Based Framework. (Yolanda J. Majors &
Sana Ansari).Part Three Comparative Reflections on Brown v. Board of Education.Chapter 11. The Ties that Bind: Race and Restitution in Education Law and Policy in South Africa and The United Sates of America. (Jonathan D. Jansen).Chapter 12. The Ties That Bind: A Response to Jonathan Jansen. (Chika Trevor Sehoole).Chapter 13. Brown v. Board of Education: South Africa Perspective. (Neville Alexander).Chapter 14. Response: Brown v. Board: With all Deliberate Speed? (Monica Hendricks).Part Four Looking Forward: Pressing Challenges That Lie Ahead.Chapter 15. The Meaning of Brown...For Now. (Gloria Ladson-Billings).Chapter 16. Response: The Premise of Black Inferiority: an Enduring Obstacle Fifty Years Post-Brown. (Carla O'Connor).Chapter 17. "If justice is Our Objective": Diaspora Literacy, Heritage Knowledge, and the Praxis of Critical Studyin' For Human Freedom. (Joyce E. King).Chapter 18. Response: Building a Literocracy: Diaspora Literacy and Heritage Knowledge in Participatory Literacy Communities. (Maisha T. Fisher).Epilogue: The Implications of Brown v. Board of Education in and Increasingly Diverse Society. (Kenji Hakuta).Subject and Name Index.