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Community Involvement in Desegregation: The Milwaukee Experience
Abstract
Citizen involvement in school desegregation is examined through the
activities of 2 Milwaukee, Wisc, voluntary organizations -- the
Committee of 100 & the Coalition for Peaceful Schools, created in
1974 specifically to facilitate the desegregation process. Principal
functions of these groups in providing citizen access to the school
board & in ensuring accountability are described; membership
profiles for both groups are provided, noting the stronger commitment
to desegregation & the increasingly grassroots character of the
Coalition. Factors seen as influencing the success of these groups,
& applicable to other cities, include: (1) character of the
relationship of the group with the school board; (2) procedural
mechanisms used in meetings; (3) funding security; (4) special
membership accommodation (eg, transport & childcare); & (5)
incorporation of hostile elements. 1 Table. Modified HA.
Journal
(1980)
vol9
no1
pages179-188
Categories
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Citizen/Political Nonprofits
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Citizen Participation and Involvement
