Brown v. Brown

This week marks the 50th anniversary of Brown vs. Board of Education, probably the single biggest and most recognized landmark of the civil rights movement. Besides celebrating the victory of human rights, journalists are noting the role reversals that are occuring in the "post racism" climate prevalent in the U.S., which has been the main topic here at IR for the last few days. The NYTimes reports on situations where black parents are fighting against integration orders; in some cases it's just to get their kid into their favorite school, but in many it's to regain a lost sense of community. This, I think, is the embodiment of the risk of racial disintegration in the U.S., that each race seeks to create its own ghetto and subculture, rejecting the melting pot which has absorbed so many of our diverse ancestors.