Black Americans: The Struggle for a Chance to Learn

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Across
  1. 3. was not equal and led to more discrimination
  2. 7. was more effective in desegregation than the Supreme Court's Brown decision
  3. 8. was once a criminal act for African Americans
  4. 9. the nation's founders preached, but did not execute
  5. 10. still persists even after slavery has ended
  6. 12. this case made segregation part of the American way of life
  7. 13. ruled unanimously that "in the field of public education the doctrine of 'separate but equal' has no place"
Down
  1. 1. black and white students still find themselves separated in schools by admin or teachers
  2. 2. many argue this puts minority children in poorer schools with less experienced teachers, weaker pre-collegiate courses, and lower achievement rates
  3. 4. were placed on separate academic tracks, counseled into low-status careers, and barred from extracurricular activities
  4. 5. the court believes these students experience the most segregated educational environment
  5. 6. noted "Probably never in the world have so many oppressed people tried in every possible way to educate themselves
  6. 11. the South's dependence on slavery led to this