reform. Glazer and Ueda (1983) found that the discussion of blacks in these textbooks was limited to issues of equal opportunity: "The riots, Black Power, and the expansion of black political representation end the black story" (p. 52).
As America approaches the 21st century, a frequent contention of politicians regarding race relations is that Americans must strive to create a "color blind society." California Governor Pete Wilson used this argument in his successful campaign to strike down that state's affirmative action program. Politicians who oppose race-based policies insist that, although discrimination may have existed in the past, modern mainstream society has been purged of this evil. If this contention is true, an examination of classroom textbooks should reflect
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