wgbh_tdcr_022 022 tdcr wgbh yes Desegregation in San Francisco African Americans--Civil rights--California--San Francisco Busing for school integration--California--San Francisco School integration--California--San Francisco Civil rights demonstrations--California--San Francisco Civil rights movements--California--San Francisco Discrimination in education--California--San Francisco Minorities--Education Equality--California California--Race relations African Americans--Social conditions African Americans--Segregation Asian American children Asian Americans African Americans African American children Governors--California Judges--California Westminster School District of Orange County--Trials, litigation, etc. Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka San Francisco Unified School District Lowell High School National Association for the Advancement of Colored People Ward, Mary Frances--Trials, litigation, etc. Warren, Earl, 1891-1974 Plessy, Homer Adolph--Trials, litigation, etc. Ferguson, John H., judge--Trials, litigation, etc. Mendez, Gonzalo--Trials, litigation, etc. Flood, Noah F.--Trials, litigation, etc. A century-long legal battle to desegregate San Francisco's public schools ended in 1983 with an affirmative action agreement to make all schools equally diverse. But 11 years later, a lawsuit filed by Chinese American parents effectively eliminated race-based admissions policies. This audio excerpt from National Public Radio's All Things Considered captures the voices of students and educators on both sides of the debate. Includes a background essay, discussion questions, and alignments to teaching standards. Major funding for this project is provided by the Institute of Museum and Library Services. Supported in part by a grant from the Open Society Institute. Grade range: 6-12. Lesson plans in Teachers Domain using this resource: Re-examining Brown. The Civil Rights Digital Library received support from a National Leadership Grant for Libraries awarded to the University of Georgia by the Institute of Museum and Library Services for the aggregation and enhancement of partner metadata. [Boston, Mass.] : WGBH Educational Foundation National Public Radio: "All Things Considered"Teacher's Domain Civil Rights Special Collection WGBH Educational Foundation 2002/2007 Instructional materials Teaching guides Resource units Sound recordings http://www.teachersdomain.org/resources/osi04/soc/ush/civil/sanfran/index.html text/html video/realaudio Forms part of: Teacher's Domain Civil Right Special Collection. A Real player may be needed for the streaming audio. 1872/1994 San Francisco (Calif.) San Francisco County (Calif.) The Teachers' Domain Civil Rights Collection is a collaborative production of WGBH Education Productions, the WGBH Media Library, and WGBH Interactive, in partnership with the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute and Washington University in St. Louis. 20110629 151805