41.   Ms. Procida said black parents have been supportive, even though many may consider the experience of slavery a holocaust of their own and one little appreciated by whites.

42.   Several black parents in the district said they had long felt that some white teachers were neglectful and abusive.

43.   Since then, the black parents have returned to court often to complain about the slow pace and limited effectiveness of desegregation efforts.

44.   Some black parents of Brearley students were not shocked.

45.   Some black parents fear building more inner-city schools could take several years, a likelihood conceded by school officials.

46.   Stewart also played football, but he said the black parents were too afraid to attend games where white players routinely referred to black opponents with a racial epithet.

47.   That is why a group of several thousand black parents in Denver is suing the local school board for the right to be given them.

48.   The fact that black parents fear for the safety of their sons and that many black adults dread routine encounters with police has been amply documented.

49.   The order issued Monday was more than a symbolic loss for a group of black parents in the district.

50.   The racial revolution in public education started in Topeka, where Brown and other black parents challenged a state law that reserved certain local schools for whites only.