ABSTRACT
The history of education in America is initially separate and unequal. This chapter describes the events surrounding the famous Brown v. Board of Education ruling, the instances of attempting integration throughout the country, and the subsequent treatment of black students in school. Theories of student achievement are compared including assumptions about inherited characteristics and contemporary “whole-child” philosophies. As racial segregation resurges, common myths and stereotypes about people of color also resurface. Challenges to these myths and stereotypes are confronted and explained. The role of the school counselor as a leader in combating myths and stereotypes is illustrated. School counseling is described as in itself a change agent. To begin, we list instances of culturally responsive programming in various cities. These examples are to be lauded as anti-racist education.
