Details court decisions from historical and modern perspectives to shed light on current school controversies and the protection of the rights of students
... Rebellion in Black and White: Southern Student Activism in the 1960s (Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2013); Joy Ann Williamson, Radicalizing the Ebony Tower: Black Colleges and the Black Freedom Struggle in Mississippi ...
Historically, colleges and universities have been the battleground for many important civil rights concerns. This book contains 18 first-person narrative accounts taken from authors' interviews with sutdent affairs administrators from...
The author, the daughter of Andrew Young, describes the participation of Martin Luther King, Jr., along with her father and others, in the civil rights movement and in the historic march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama, in 1965.
The Rights of Students: The Basic ACLU Guide to a Student's Rights
Presents an eyewitness account of the 1951 "Manhattan Project," a strike at R.R. Moton High School in Virginia which led to the historic civil right case "Brown v.
Lott's teachers were selected on the basis of their high-energy ability, willingness to go the extra mile, high expectations of students, and willingness to learn to teach the Thaddeus Lott way. Whereas in many school districts, ...
Presents true accounts of children who lived during the Civil Rights Era. Personal narratives, informative infographics, and historical photos make this title a compelling and thought-provoking read for young history lovers.
This book is the first comprehensive examination of three issues regarding a federal right to education: why federal intervention is needed to close educational opportunity and achievement gaps; the constitutional and statutory legal ...
"Discusses the history of the Civil Rights movement and the social life of children during this time"--
Based on new research and combining multiple scholarly approaches, these twelve essays tell new stories about the civil rights movement in the state most resistant to change.