Desegregation and the Struggle for Equal Education: Examining the Challenges

Learning in a Burning House Name Institutional affiliations Date Horsford talks about the problem of desegregation and the possible solutions to the issue of racism and learning. The effects of desegregation and its relationship with racism are discussed. Education policies were based on illusions instead of a far-reaching vision of equal education during the post desegregation. This essay aims at giving a critical analysis of chapters 4-6 of the book, learning in a Burning house, and finalizing it with a personal opinion as far as the chapters herein are concerned. School desegregation is argued in chapter four in its importance and impact on the country's overall performance. One can say that the desegregation affected the black communities in terms of education and terms of both present and future careers (Horsford, 2011). Without adequate education, the black communities' future was at stake, meaning that the end was dim. Job opportunities, therefore, grew slim for the black communities and the whites took of them. Thus, in this reference, it is clear that desegregation escalated poverty levels for the black communities as the whites took up their position