Brown V. Board of Education: A Civil Rights Milestone and Its Troubled Legacy
- ISBN-10
- 0195127161
- ISBN-13
- 9780195127164
- Series
- Brown V. Board of Education
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 285
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2001-03
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Authors
- William W. Freehling, James T. Patterson, Ford Foundation Professor of History Emeritus James T Patterson
Description
Describes the landmark 1954 Supreme Court case that struck down state-sponsored racial segregation in American public schools and its long-term influence on American education, race relations, and the Civil Rights Movement, and offers incisive profiles of the key players--including Thurgood Marshall.
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