It was the year of 1999 and the fear amongst communities was palpable. News anchors heavily emphasized the importance of collecting food and water before the stroke of midnight. How on earth will life go on if our computer systems, which we all depended on, suddenly, malfunctioned? The countdown began, the clock struck midnight, everyone took a deep breath in, and nothing. Computers were able to situate the year 2000 with ease. The feeling of being on the edge of history is indescribable. Hearts are full of hope, wonder, and trepidation. The feeling of being on the brink of something great with an underwhelming outcome is coincidentally how many authors describe the aftermath of one of the most important Supreme Court rulings in our nation’s…show more content… Board of Education ruling as instrumental in initiating monumental change in the ways public schools operate today. Nonetheless, he acknowledges that African American students are filtered into lower educational tracks at a rapid pace and fall prey to a mis-education. Saddler would agree with Donelan that ability tracking is a detrimental side effect of the Brown v. Board of Education decision. However, he takes this argument one step further and explains that it is not enough to eliminate tracking, it is imperative to challenge societal norms that are saturated in racism. Saddler states, [“…this theme calls attention to the reality that racism is a normal daily fact of life in society and that the dogmatic assumptions of racism are so deeply ingrained in the political and legal structures as to be almost unrecognizable.” (p.42)] Saddler explains that in order for equality to happen there has to be a mutual understanding of when and where inequality exists. Although not explicitly stated, it can be inferred that Saddler is recognizing that White Europeans can be unaware of how their culture and way of life has become a normative standard and oppressive to
