Foreword / James P. Comer --
Introduction and overview / Diana T. Slaughter and Deborah J. Johnson --
Part I. Independent schools with black children --
Making the honor roll : a Black parent's perspective on private education / Geraldine Kearse Brookins --
Ethnic diversity : patterns and implications of minorities in independent schools / Wanda A. Speede-Franklin --
Making a difference for a new generation : the ABC story / Judith Berry Griffin and Sylvia Johnson --
Promoting independent school enrollment in the Southeast : three organizational efforts / Barbara Patterson --
Support systems for students of color in independent schools / Cathy L. Royal --
A social experiment in action : an analysis of Black parent involvement in an urban private school / Rua Jean Oyemade and Robert D. Williams --
Summary and discussion / Edgar G. Epps --
Part II. Catholic schools and Black children --
Blacks in urban Catholic schools in the United States : a historical perspective / V.P. Franklin and Edward B. McDonald --
Black students in low-income serving Catholic high schools : an overview of findings from the 1986 National Catholic Educational Association study / Mary Lynch Barnds --
Black family participation in Catholic secondary education / Patricia A. Bauch --
Catholic school closings : efficiency, responsiveness, and equality of access for Blacks / James G. Cibulka --
Summary of discussion / Thomas B. Hoffer --
Part III. Independent schools for Black children --
Independent Black institutions : a cultural perspective / Kofi Lomotey and Craig C. Brookins --
Defining a tradition : parental choice in independent neighborhood schools / Joan Davis Ratteray and Mwalimu Shujaa --
Summary and discussion / Barbara A. Sizemore --
Part IV. Parental perceptions and goals : independent and parochial schools --
A descriptive survey of Black parents in the greater Washington, D.C., area who chose to send their children to nonpublic schools / Nancy L. Arnez and Faustine C. Jones-Wilson --
The educational goals of Black private school parents / Diana T. Slaughter, Deborah J. Johnson, Barbara L. Schneider --
Racial socialization strategies of parents in three Black private schools / Deborah J. Johnson --
Part V. Educational policy issues : Blacks and private schools --
Private schools and Black families : an overview of family choice initiatives / Barbara L. Schneider --
The public school monopoly : confronting major national policy issues / Carol Camp Yeakey --
Summary and discussion / Edmond Gordon --
Epilogue / Diana T. Slaughter and Deborah J. Johnson
