Thursday, March 20, 2014

Finding college segregation remedies likely to be complicated, expensive - baltimoresun.com

Finding college segregation remedies likely to be complicated, expensive - baltimoresun.com: After a federal judge found that Maryland's historically black colleges face unfair and unconstitutional competition from the state's predominantly white universities, the parties headed into negotiations this month to work it out.

But even with the far-reaching court decision, some worried the rights of black institutions wouldn't be protected and tried to put the judge's ruling on the books as state law.

"I'm normally not a Doubting Thomas," said state Sen. Joan Carter Conway, a Baltimore Democrat and member of the Legislative Black Caucus who introduced the legislation. "I just don't see them coming to an agreement."