Diversity

The Case of the Segregated Schools (Abridged)

Publication Date: January 01, 1983

In 1982, the Treasury Department announced that the Internal Revenue Service would reverse a twelve-year-old policy and no longer deny tax-exempt status to schools that practiced racial discrimination. The argument, advanced by Reagan appointees...

Office for Civil Rights (B: Sequel)

Publication Date: January 01, 1982

This case examines attempts made in the late 1970s to revitalize the much-maligned Office for Civil Rights in the Department of Health, Education and Welfare. Part A puts the student in the position of David Tatel, recently appointed director of...

Office for Civil Rights (B)

Publication Date: January 01, 1982

This case examines attempts made in the late 1970s to revitalize the much-maligned Office for Civil Rights in the Department of Health, Education and Welfare. Part A puts the student in the position of David Tatel, recently appointed...

Office for Civil Rights (A)

Publication Date: January 01, 1982

This case examines attempts made in the late 1970s to revitalize the much-maligned Office for Civil Rights in the Department of Health, Education and Welfare. Part A puts the student in the position of David Tatel, recently appointed director of...

Fates of Martin Luther King and Malcolm X

Publication Date: January 01, 1982

This case is a sequel to both Martin Luther King and Malcolm X. It follows the two leaders from 1965 until their assassinations in 1968 and 1965, respectively, briefly recounting their final accomplishments and the circumstances leading up to...

Audrey Simmons and the FAA

Publication Date: January 01, 1981

The National Aviation Facilities Experimental Center (NAFEC), a facility of the FAA located in a community afflicted with high unemployment, particularly among minorities, was reputed to be reluctant to hire local residents. After five months on...

Malcolm X

Publication Date: January 01, 1981

This case traces the life of Malcolm X, a leader of the Black Muslims and a powerful voice for black pride, from his birth as Malcom Little in 1925 to his break with the Muslims in 1964. It shows how his philosophy was shaped by his long...

Martin Luther King

Publication Date: January 01, 1981

This case traces the life of civil rights leader Martin Luther King from his birth into a black middle class family in Atlanta in 1929 to his receipt of the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964. It shows how his family background, his mentors, and his...

Voting Rights Act of 1965: Summary Case

Publication Date: January 01, 1980

This case series examines the events that culminated in the passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Part A traces the development of voting registration drives in Selma, Alabama, and examines their role in furthering voting rights legislation...

Voting Rights Act of 1965: Sequel

Publication Date: January 01, 1977

This case series examines the events that culminated in the passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Part A traces the development of voting registration drives in Selma, Alabama, and examines their role in furthering voting rights legislation...

Voting Rights Act of 1965: Chronology

Publication Date: January 01, 1977

This case series examines the events that culminated in the passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Part A traces the development of voting registration drives in Selma, Alabama, and examines their role in furthering voting rights legislation...

Voting Rights Act of 1965: Chicago Campaign, 1966: The Myth of King's National Constituency

Publication Date: January 01, 1977

This case series examines the events that culminated in the passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Part A traces the development of voting registration drives in Selma, Alabama, and examines their role in furthering voting rights legislation...