This dissertation provides current research into the issues and prospects of metropolitan school integration. The principal data used in the research are the district court, appeals court and Supreme Court opinions written for the cases selected. The data collected was systematically analyzed for a summary of essential facts, definitions of the…

This dissertation is a history of segregation and exclusion experienced by non-whites in California public schools. The status of minorities in the schools and the struggle against discrimination are explored, in part, through the study of seven court cases which comprise the core of the dissertation. Each case deals with a particular non-white…