Brown v. Board of Education : a brief history with documents
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- ISBN: 0312128118
- ISBN: 0312111525
- ISBN: 9780312128111
- ISBN: 9780312111526
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xv, 253 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm. - Publisher: Boston, MA : Bedford/St. Martin's, ©1998.
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Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 241-244) and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Shades of Brown : Black freedom, white supremacy, and the law. Historical backdrop : the Constitution, the law, and fighting Jim Crow ; The evolution of the NAACP legal claim against Jim Crow ; The growing anti-racist offensive : An American dilemma confronts World War II ; Continuity and change in the legal struggle : equality, equalization, and direct attack ; Politics, social change, and decision-making within the Supreme Court : the crafting of Brown ; The Brown decision : immediate responses and immediate consequences -- Roberts v. City of Boston (1849) -- Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) -- Sweatt v. Painter (1950) and McLaurin v. Oklahoma State Regents (1950) -- Brown v. Board of Education (1952-55). The lower court round : preliminary deliberations ; The Supreme Court rounds : the making of Brown I and Brown II -- Popular response to Brown. Newspaper editorials ; Letters to editors ; Political cartoons ; White backlash ; National Progress Report : realizing integrated schools ; The legacy of Brown -- Appendices. Chronology of events related to Brown v. Board of Education. |
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Subject: | Brown, Oliver 1918-1961 Trials, litigation, etc Topeka (Kan.). Board of Education Trials, litigation, etc Segregation in education Law and legislation United States |
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Kirtland Community College Library | KF 228 .B76 1998 | 30775305485923 | General Collection | Available | - |