Critically acclaimed author Lawrence Goldstone offers an affecting portrait of the Road to the landmark Brown v.
Written with a deft hand, this story of social justice will remind readers, young and old, of the momentousness of the segregation hearings..
Board of Education , Constitutional law scholar Lawrence Goldstone highlights the key trials and players in the fight for integration.
In this thrilling examination of the path to Brown v.
Board of Education of Topeka , in which the US Supreme Court would decide, once and for all, the legality of segregation -- and on which side of history the United States would stand.
These efforts would be rewarded in the groundbreaking cases of 1952-1954 known collectively as Brown v.
They formed coalitions of some of the greatest legal minds and activists, who carefully strategized how to combat the racist judicial system.
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Washington to W.
Fighting to turn the tide against racial oppression, revolutionaries rose up all over America, from Booker T.
However, as African Americans found themselves lacking opportunity and living under the constant menace of mob violence, it was becoming increasingly apparent that segregation was not only unjust, but dangerous.
African American and white populations were thus segregated, attending different schools, living in different neighborhoods, and even drinking from different water fountains.
Ferguson , the doctrine of Separate but equal had been considered acceptable under the United States Constitution.
Since 1896, in the landmark outcome of Plessy v.
Board of Education case, which significantly shaped the United States and effectively ended segregation.
Critically acclaimed author Lawrence Goldstone offers an affecting portrait of the Road to the landmark Brown v
