Essay on Kozol’s Effectiveness in “Still Seperate, Still Unequal”

Kozol asserts that segregation remains prevalent in numerous schools throughout the United States. The majority of inner-city schools are primarily attended by African American and Hispanic students, resulting in a lower white enrollment rate. As evidence, Kozol references Adlai Stevenson High School in Brooklyn where just 0.8% of students were white while 97% were black or Hispanic (240). These demographic trends can be observed throughout urban schools nationwide. By providing these striking statistics, Kozol bolsters his stance and eliminates any uncertainty regarding the ongoing problem of segregation within public education.

Kozol employs statistics to demonstrate that communities are falsely denying school segregation. Kozol illustrates the point with an example from Kansas City, Missouri, where a school claimed to be inclusive, but in reality, 99.6% of its student body was African American. This percentag