US honours Martin Luther King, but kills dream of equality

US honours Martin Luther King, but kills dream of equality
· Harvard report says school segregation increasing
· Despite this, most citizens believe progress made
Robin Shulman in New York
The Guardian

Millions of Americans marked Martin Luther King Day yesterday with tributes to the civil rights leader, despite a Harvard University report showing that racial segregation in schools has been increasing since the early 1990s, when the courts made a series of decisions to dissolve desegregation orders.

Yesterday President George Bush and the Reverend Jesse Jackson were among the millions of Americans who paid tribute to King, who was assassinated in 1968. In New York, the mayor, Michael Bloomberg, said he had been inspired by King, and that he hoped for "equal opportunity for all" and "a first-class education for all our children".

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