Social Scientists for Social Justice : Making the Case against Segregation /

In one of the twentieth century's landmark Supreme Court cases, Brown v. Board of Education, social scientists such as Kenneth Clark helped to convince the Supreme Court Justices of the debilitating psychological effects of racism and segregation. John P. Jackson, Jr., examines the well-known s...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Jr., John P. Jackson (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York, NY : New York University Press, [2001]
Colección:Critical America ; 85
Temas:
African Americans > Segregation > Psychological aspects > History > 20th century.
Discrimination in education > Law and legislation > United States > History > 20th century.
Discrimination in education > United States > History > 20th century.
Race discrimination > Law and legislation > United States > History > 20th century.
Race discrimination > United States > History > 20th century.
Social engineering > United States > History > 20th century.
Social justice > United States > History > 20th century.
Social scientists > United States > History > 20th century.
Sociological jurisprudence.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Discrimination & Race Relations.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • 1. Introduction: Framing the Historical Problem
  • I. Background
  • 2. The Study of Race between the Wars
  • 3. Effect of World War II on the Study of Racial Prejudice
  • II. Forging the Alliance
  • 4. The American Jewish Congress
  • 5. Pre-Brown Litigation
  • III. Brown Litigation
  • 6. Recruiting Expert Witnesses
  • 7. Testimony of the Experts
  • 8. Supreme Court Hearings and Decision, Brown I
  • 9. Supreme Court Hearings and Decision, Brown II
  • IV. Dissolution
  • 10. Committee of Social Science Consultants
  • 11. Conclusion
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index
  • About the Author

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