Research on race and reference groups indicates that school desegregation is most important in raising the self-esteem of black children. positive representations of ethnic and racial groups raises the self-esteem of children of those groups. reference groups have little or no effect on self-esteem. how groups are presented has no impact on their effectiveness as reference groups for children.

Using your time line, your analysis of images from the library of congress’s website, and your textbook, write a letter of 3-5 paragraphs for a time capsule to be opened in 200 years that describes the characteristics of texas from the time of the civil war to the late 1800s. be sure to include information on texas’s government, economy, and people. be sure to use specific evidence to support your writing. cite your textbook using specific page numbers, as well as any images you describe. edit your work for proper grammar, punctuation, and spelling before submitting. hurry im short on time