On May 17, 1954, the Supreme Court of the United States delivered a unanimous ruling that declared racial segregation in public schools was unconstitutional, because separate could never be equal. Now readers can step back in time to learn about what led up to this major milestone in the Civil Rights movement, how the landmark case unfolded, and the ways in which one critical day changed America forever.
In this volume, nine of America's top constitutional and civil rights experts have been challenged to rewrite the Brown decision as they would like it to have been written, incorporating what they now know about the subsequent history of ...
A provocative and inspiring exploration of a pivotal moment in our history, this book is both a celebration and thorough reassessment of Brown v. Board of Education and its legacy.
Here is the story of the relentless legal campaign launched by the NAACP civil rights organization and a persistent black lawyer named Thurgood Marshall, and how it changed history forever. Brown v.
Presents background information, the case itself, & the far-reaching impact it has had. - A library of the most important United States Supreme Court cases. Examines the issues leading up...
It was presented by NAACP attorneys who called on nationally known psychologist M. Brewster Smith, who was head of Vassar College's Department of Psychology. Smith put forth the most impressive arguments. He asserted that segregation ...
A wide range of characters animates the story, from the little-known African Americans who dared to challenge Jim Crow with lawsuits (at great personal cost); to Thurgood Marshall, who later became a Justice himself; to Earl Warren, who ...
About the Author Diane L. Good is an education specialist ... Nancy , 31 Truman , Harry , 14 legal Defense Fund ( LDF ) , 15–16 , 32 Little Rock Nine , 39 , 39 , 41 Lucy , Autherine , 20 Group , 33-34 U. 4 Davis , Dorothy E. , 24 .S ...
Vivid details, well-chosen photographs, and primary sources bring this story and this case to life. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Core Library is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.
Award-winning author Susan Goldman Rubin tells the stories behind the ruling and the people responsible for it.
This new edition of Brown v.