Brown v. Board of Education : a Civil Rights Milestone and Its Troubled Legacy.

Brown v. Board of Education : a Civil Rights Milestone and Its Troubled Legacy.

Many people were elated when Supreme Court Chief Justice Earl Warren delivered Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka in May 1954, the ruling that struck down state-sponsored racial segregation in America's public schools. Thurgood Marshall, chief attorney for the black families that launchedthe...

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Main Author: Patterson, James T.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Oxford University Press, 2006.
Series:Pivotal moments in American history.
Subjects:
Brown, Oliver, > 1918-1961 > Trials, litigation, etc.
Brown, Oliver, > 1918-1961
Brown, Oliver > 1918-1961
Marshall, Thurgood, > (1908-1993)
Brown, Oliver, > (1918-1961) > Procès.
Topeka (Kan.). > Board of Education > Trials, litigation, etc.
Topeka (Kan.). > Board of Education
États-Unis. > Supreme Court.
Topeka (Kan.). > Board of Education > Procès.
Discrimination in education > Law and legislation > United States > History.
Segregation in education > Law and legislation > United States > History.
African Americans > Civil rights.
African Americans > Civil rights
Discrimination in education > Law and legislation
Segregation in education > Law and legislation
Rassendiskriminierung
Rassentrennung
Bildung
Schule
Desegregatie.
Scholen.
Juridische aspecten.
Supreme Court (VS)
Discrimination en éducation > Droit > États-Unis > 1945-1970.
Noirs américains > Statut juridique > États-Unis > 1945-1970.
Ségrégation en éducation > Droit > États-Unis > 1945-1970.
United States
USA
History
Trials, litigation, etc.
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Table of Contents:
  • Race and the schools before Brown
  • The grass roots and struggling lawyers
  • The Court decides
  • Crossroads, 1954-55
  • Southern whites fight back
  • Striving for racial balance in the 1960s
  • The Burger Court surprises
  • Stalemates
  • Resegregation?
  • Legacies and lessons
  • Appendices.

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