Brown v. Board of Education : a civil rights milestone and its troubled legacy
Here, in a concise narrative, historian James T. Patterson takes readers through the dramatic case of Brown versus Board of Education of Topeka in May 1954, the ruling that struck down state-sponsored racila segregation in America's public schools. and its 50-year aftermath.
History
XXX, 285 Seiten : Illustrationen, Karten
9780195127164, 9780195156324, 0195127161, 0195156323
247984934
Editor's Note. Preface: Contesting the Color Line. 1: Race and the Schools Before Brown. 2: The Grass Roots and Struggling Lawyers. 3: The Court Decides. 4: Crossroads, 1954-55. 5: Southern Whites Fight Back. 6: Striving for Racial Balance in the 1960s. 7: The Buger Court Surprises. 8: Stalemates. 9: Resegregation?. 10: Legacies and Lessons. Appendix I: Key Cases. Appendix II: Tables and Figures. Notes. Bibliographical Essay. Acknowledgements. Index.