Introduction: The Desegregation Dilemma. Desegregation and the Law. The Harm and Benefit Thesis. Housing Segregation and School Desegregation. Desegregation Remedies. The Future of School Desegregation and Choice -- 1. Desegregation Policy and the Law. The Brown Decision and the Civil Rights Act. The Evolution of Remedy from Green to Keyes. Milliken and the Limits of Liability and Remedy. The Issue of Unitary Status. A Summary of Desegregation Law -- 2. The Harm and Benefit Thesis. History of the Harm and Benefit Thesis. Desegregation and Achievement. Desegregation and Other Outcomes. Status of the Harm and Benefit Thesis -- 3. Housing Segregation and School Desegregation. Housing Segregation in School Desegregation Cases. The Causes of Residential Segregation. The Relation between School and Housing Segregation. Housing and School Desegregation Policy -- 4. The Effectiveness of Desegregation Remedies. The Scope of Remedies. Desegregation Definitions.

National Trends in School Desegregation. Desegregation and White Flight. Effectiveness of Alternative Desegregation Plans. Community and Parent Views on School Desegregation. Desegregation and Resegregation -- 5. The Future of Desegregation and Choice. Systems with Desegregation Plans. Systems without Desegregation Plans. Desegregation and Choice.