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Peer reviewedHochschild, Jennifer L. – Journal of Blacks in Higher Education, 1996
Argues that when the subject is the distortion of race and the promulgation of bias and stereotyping, even high-quality books are inappropriate for teaching and developing political debate. How these types of books have actually done more harm than good is explained with particular focus on "The Bell Curve" (Herrnstein and Murray, 1994)…
Descriptors: Blacks, Concept Formation, Conservatism, Criticism
Prentice, Diana B. – 1983
The appellate argument of Paul Wilson, who represented the Topeka, Kansas, school board in the 1952 Supreme Court case, "Brown v. Board of Education," presents an excellent example of the influence of personal and legal ethics on rhetorical choices. A reluctant advocate of racially segregated education, a policy the Topeka Board of…
Descriptors: Advocacy, Discriminatory Legislation, Ethics, Lawyers
