Books written by Raymond Wolters

  • The Burden of Brown: Thirty Years of School Desegregation

    But Pearson's suit was thrown out of court when it was discovered that his farm was located outside the Summerton school district and that Pearson consequently lacked legal standing to request transportation to Scotts Branch High ...

  • Right Turn: William Bradford Reynolds, the Reagan Administration, and Black Civil Rights

    37 It came as no surprise when congressional allies of the civil rights activists cited this testimony as evidence of the need to continue preclearance. Colorado Congresswoman Patricia Schroeder declared, “[T]he states down there, ...

  • Du Bois and His Rivals

    In the course of final editing , Julie Schroeder asked questions and did an especially good job of bringing order to the endnotes . As always , my wife , Mary , has been a constant source of love and support .

  • Right Turn: William Bradford Reynolds, the Reagan Administration, and Black Civil Rights

    Rex E. Lee , was another , but more friendly , adversary of Reynolds . Formerly the dean of the law school at Brigham Young University , Lee was in charge of the office that represented the government in the Supreme Court .

  • Race and Education, 1954-2007

    Hanna's account was of special interest because of the author's background and the distinguishing characteristics of the school.51 The Hamilton Park Elementary School appeared to be an almost ideal setting for successful integration.

  • Race and Education, 1954-2007

    Board of Education decision, Wolters distinguishes between desegregation and integration and shows how devastating educational and cultural consequences resulted from subsequent Supreme Court decisions that conflated the two and led to ...