Brown V Board of Education - Softcover

Whitman, Mark

 
9781558763302: Brown V Board of Education
Softcover
ISBN 10: 1558763309 ISBN 13: 9781558763302
Publisher: Markus Wiener Publishers, 2012

Synopsis

This critical contribution marks the fiftieth anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education. The book lets the reader come to grips with the fascinating record of a case in which facts have made a more thrilling story than fiction. The suit involved civil rights giants Thurgood Marshall and the leaders of the NAACP. Their goals were lofty: not content with merely improving the conditions for black children in a single school district, they chose to fight for an end to all segregation. They mapped out a careful strategy as early as 1939, picking the most promising cases, achieving lower court decisions, and finally combining the five cases for the countdown to Brown before the Supreme Court. The book contains a general introduction and extensive commentary. But it attempts for the most part to let the majestic record of Brown speak for itself.

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About the Author

About Mark Whitman: Mark Whitman is a professor of history at Towson State University.

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Publisher
Markus Wiener Publishers
Publication date
2012
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1558763309
ISBN 13 
9781558763302
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
394