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The Brown v. Board of Education Trial

Title
The Brown v. Board of Education Trial / Julia Garbus, editor.
Publication
Farmington Hills, Mich. : Greenhaven Press, 2015.

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Additional Authors
Garbus, Julia
Description
193 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps; 24 cm
Summary
  • "Using primary and secondary sources, each volume provides background information on a significant event in modern world history, presents the controversies surrounding the event, and offers first-person narratives from people who lived through or were impacted by the event. All volumes in the series include an annotated table of contents, a world map, a chronology, a glossary of key terms, a bibliography, and a subject index"--
  • "Perspectives on Modern World History: The Brown v. Board of Education Trial: The series provides basic historical information on a significant event in modern world history, presents the controversies surrounding the event, and provides first-person narratives"--
Series Statement
Perspectives on modern world history
Uniform Title
Perspectives on modern world history.
Subjects
Genre/Form
Juvenile works.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 183-186) and index.
Contents
The road to the landmark "Brown" court rulings / West's Encyclopedia of American Law -- The US Supreme Court codifies "separate by equal" into law / Henry Billings Brown -- In two landmark rulings, the US Supreme Court declares school segregation unconstitutional / Earl Warren -- Southern legislators vow to oppose desegregation / Members of the US Congress -- "Brown" ends the "shame of segregation" / Max Freedman -- Court order can't make the races mix / Zora Neale Hurston -- Despite disappointments, "Brown" improved African Americans' lives / David Garrow -- School segregaration and the achievement gap continue almost sixty years after "Brown" / Lawrence D. Bobo -- Black schools provided better educational opportunities before desegregation / Jonathan Tilove -- Forced school busing caused racial turmoil in Boston / Bridget Murphy -- The fight for racial balance in schools is still relevant / David L. Kirp -- Continuing racial imbalance in schools is not a problem / Abigail Thernstrom and Stephan Thernstrom -- African Americans are not to blame for the failures of "Brown" / Michael Eric Dyson -- "Brown" has influenced human rights internationally / Ruth Bader Ginsburg -- School integration in Eastern Europe contrasts sharply with the US experience / Jack Greenberg -- School life for an African American boy before desegregation / William E. Cox -- The sister of a "Brown" plaintiff remembers student strikes for better school conditions / Joan Johns Cobb -- A lawyer representing Kansas recalls his Supreme Court argument / Paul E. Wilson -- An NAACP lawyer discusses "Brown" and its legacy / Jack Greenberg and Gilbert Holmes, interviewed by M. Dion Thompson -- Black educators in Topeka adjust to desegregation / Merrill Ross and Barbara Ann Ross -- Facing a mob, an African American teen helps integrate a high school / Minnijean Brown Trickey.
Call Number
Sc E 16-933
ISBN
  • 9780737773071
  • 0737773073
LCCN
2014020505
OCLC
880929803
Title
The Brown v. Board of Education Trial / Julia Garbus, editor.
Publisher
Farmington Hills, Mich. : Greenhaven Press, 2015.
Edition
1st edition.
Type of Content
text
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Series
Perspectives on modern world history
Perspectives on modern world history.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 183-186) and index.
Added Author
Garbus, Julia, editor.
Research Call Number
Sc E 16-933
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