Resources on Segregation

This page lists a variety of resources related to segregation and the work of Thomas Schelling. To send suggestions or report problems, please use our contact form.

Wikipedia Overviews on Segregation and Desegregation

• Racial Segregation
• Residential Segregation in the United States
• Housing Segregation in the United States
• Racial Segregation in the United States Armed Forces
• Separate But Equal
• Sex Segregation
• Religious Segregation
• Occupational Segregation
• Desegregation in the United States
• Racial Integration

Historical Perspectives on U.S. Segregation

• The Era of Segregation (National Museum of African American History & Culture)
• Jim Crow and Segregation (primary sources from the Library of Congress)
• Behind the Veil (digital collection of oral histories, photographs, and records)
• Ghosts of Segregation (artistic and historical look at segregation)
• A Century of Racial Segregation (Library of Congress exhibition)
• Photographic Evidence of Racial Segregation (Library of Congress)
• Segregation Story, 1956 (Gordon Parks Foundation)

School Segregation, Desegregation, and Resegregation

• School Segregation (Wikipedia)
• Segregation Ruled Unequal (American Psychological Association)
• Brown v. Board of Education (U.S. government site)
• Brown v. Board of Education (Wikipedia)
• School Segregation Research Factsheet (Scholars Strategy Network)
• Little Rock Nine (Wikipedia)
• Little Rock: What It Took to Desegregate U.S. Schools (YouTube)
• Little Rock Nine Foundation (promoting opportunity for all students)
• The Resegregation of America’s Public Schools (LEVEL e-zine)
• Black Segregation Matters: School Resegregation (Civil Rights Project)

Segregation Models and Simulations

• Schelling’s Model of Segregation (Wikipedia overview)
• Schelling’s Model of Segregation (interactive exercise)
• The Math of Segregation (American Scientist)
• Parable of the Polygons (Schelling-related interactive exercise)
• Public School Selection and Segregation (interactive demonstration)
• Mapping Diversity and Segregation in the U.S.A. (interactive map)

Research and Policy Centers

• The Civil Rights Project (University of California, Los Angeles)
• The Segregation Tracking Project (UCLA and Stanford University)
• Poverty & Race Research Action Council (civil rights organization)
• Urban Institute (nonpartisan economic and social policy research)
• Population Studies Center (University of Michigan)
• Maryland Population Research Center (University of Maryland)
• Othering & Belonging Institute (University of California, Berkeley)
• Center for American Progress (nonpartisan policy institute)

Teacher Lesson Plans on Segregation

• Schelling Segregation Dynamics (high school and college students)
• Race and the Law: The Story of Segregation (high school students)
• Separate Is Not Equal (high school students)
• School Segregation in Seattle (high school students)
• Segregation: From Jim Crow to Linda Brown (high school students)
• The Color of Law: Creating Racially Segregated Communities (high school)
• The Consequences of Segregation (middle school students)
• Teaching Guide on Residential Segregation (Sociology Compass)

Educational Videos

• The Harvest: Integrating Mississippi’s Schools (American Experience)
• Busing Battleground: The Road to School Desegregation (American Experience)
• A Time for Justice (Academy Award-winning documentary)
• A Class Divided (PBS Frontline episode and teacher’s guide)
• Race: The Power of an Illusion (video and teaching resources)
• Dr. Kenneth Clark Discusses the Doll Test and Desegregation (YouTube)
• White Doll, Black Doll: Which Do Black Children Prefer? (YouTube)
• Kids Review Dolls of Different Skin Colours (YouTube)

Other Teaching Resources

• Civil Rights Teaching (lessons, handouts, news, and other resources)
• Learning for Justice (extensive Learning Center on social justyice)
• Stand Up, Sit In, Speak Out (K-2 lesson plan from PBS LearningMedia)
• Taking a Stand (grades 3-5 lesson plan from PBS LearningMedia)
• Youth Stand Up (grades 6-12 lesson plan from PBS LearningMedia)
• Civil Rights & Racial Healing (lessons from the National Park Service)
• The Jigsaw Classroom (learning technique that reduces racism)

About Thomas C. Schelling

• Profile of Thomas Schelling (Wikipedia entry)
• Thomas C. Schelling Biographical Background (The Nobel Prize)
• Thomas Schelling’s Nobel Prize Lecture (December, 2005)
• Thomas C. Schilling Interviews (The Nobel Prize)
• Thomas Crombie Schelling: 1921–2016 (tribute in Science)
• Thomas Schelling Discussing His Work (YouTube video)

Additional Useful Links

• Public Opinion Polls Related to Segregation (Pew Research Center)
• Drs. Mamie and Kenneth Clark (psychologists who fought segregation)
• Causes and Consequences of Separate Neighborhoods (Urban Institute)
• The Arrest Records of Rosa Parks (U.S. National Archives)
• Housing Patterns (data and reports from the U.S. Census Bureau)

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Segregation Demo

An interactive exercise to try out.

Publications on Segregation

Browse selected books, articles, and reports that examine segregation and the work of Thomas Schelling.