Fulbright, J. William

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-16- relations throughout our land, of which the present turmoil is a result. Old patterns of life may change but not as fast as long-established attitudes and traditions. Transient events bear heavily on day-to-day living patterns -- traditions are fortunately more enduring. Any fruitful discussion of race relations must begin with the Brown decision. The decade since that decision has been one of the most dismal periods in our history. It is a tragic quirk of fate that made the halls of public education the battleground for racial strife. If there is a solution to racial animosities, it must certainly lie In the human mind and spirit being freed from prejudice and preconceptions through the process of education of our people. It is most unfortunate that the very process upon which progress is dependent has been disrupted and distorted by the unwise policy of using the schools as a medium to force integration.

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J. William Fulbright Speaks

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University of Arkansas