Unintended consequences: African American male educational attainment and collegiate perceptions after Brown v. Board of education

American Behavioral Scientist

Volumn 51, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 984-1003

  Dancy II, T Elon E ^a   Brown II, M Christopher ^b  

^a Agriculture Center   (United States)

^b American Gas Association   (United States)

Author keywords

Brown v. Board of Education; Collegiate desegregation

Indexed keywords

EID: 38949095053     PISSN: 00027642     EISSN: 15523381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0002764207312001     Document Type: Article

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