title: The impact of desegregation on black teachers in the metropolis, 1970-2000.
abstract: One-third of public school students are racial and/or ethnic minorities. Yet only 14 per cent of teachers represent these groups. Frequently lost in broader debates concerning this disparity is the paradoxical contribution of the1954 Brown v. Board of Educationdecision. Schools were mandated underBrownto desegregate the student body. But the law did not necessarily protect the jobs of black teachers and administrators. Using a unique database of court orders, we examine the impact of mandated desegregation on black teachers. Findings indicate regional differences. Mandated desegregation created conditions that resulted in decreases in the black teaching force in the South. The opposite occurred in the nonsouth, with mandated desegregation positively associated with increases (although small) in the black teaching force. Our findings suggest that the legacy of mandated desegregation may have created broader institutional conditions in which black and other minority teachers remain underrepresented in the teaching force.
authors.affiliation: Department of Sociology, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA, 30303, USA.
authors.forename: Deirdre
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Oakley
authors.forename: Jacob
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Stowell
authors.forename: John R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Logan
keywords: Education; United States; black teachers; desegregation; policy; public schools