Lost Legacy

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This paper focuses on the dream and now lost legacy of Martin Luther King that the educational system would help mainstream minority children into American society. The paper refers to Jonathan Kozol's book, "Savage Inequalities", and its claim that Martin Luther King's legacy has died in our urban centers. The paper compares current school conditions for minority and non-minority children, looks at some of the causes for the inequality in education among children, talks about how poverty affects chances for equal education, and reviews Kozol's book in relation to this pressing issue.

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"Social movements are an integral component of society. They are meant to bring about change in the accepted norms or social configuration. It is a manifestation of collective behavior whose purpose is transformation, either personal or social. Educational reform is not a new concept; it dates back to the advent of public schools and has continued through to the end of the twentieth century and into the twenty-first. The ideal educational system is one where the child is seen as unique and the mission of the school is to allow the potential for each to come to fruition. The Civil Rights Movement and the school reform movement have in common the issue of segregation and equal opportunity."

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