Brown v. Board of Education : a Civil Rights Milestone and Its Troubled Legacy.

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Many people were elated when Supreme Court Chief Justice Earl Warren delivered Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka in May 1954, the ruling that struck down state-sponsored racial segregation in America's public schools. Thurgood Marshall, chief attorney for the black families that launchedthe...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Patterson, James T.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Oxford University Press, 2006.
Colección:Pivotal moments in American history.
Temas:
Brown, Oliver, > 1918-1961 > Trials, litigation, etc.
Brown, Oliver, > 1918- > Procès, instances, etc.
Brown, Oliver, > 1918-1961
Brown, Oliver > 1918-1961
Marshall, Thurgood, > (1908-1993)
Brown, Oliver, > (1918-1961) > Procès.
Topeka (Kan.). > Board of Education > Trials, litigation, etc.
Topeka (Kan.). > Board of Education > Procès, instances, etc.
Topeka (Kan.). > Board of Education
États-Unis. > Supreme Court.
Topeka (Kan.). > Board of Education > Procès.
Discrimination in education > Law and legislation > United States > History.
Segregation in education > Law and legislation > United States > History.
African Americans > Civil rights.
Discrimination en éducation > Droit > États-Unis > Histoire.
Ségrégation en éducation > Droit > États-Unis > Histoire.
Noirs américains > Droits.
African Americans > Civil rights
Discrimination in education > Law and legislation
Segregation in education > Law and legislation
Rassendiskriminierung
Rassentrennung
Bildung
Schule
Desegregatie.
Scholen.
Juridische aspecten.
Supreme Court (VS)
Discrimination en éducation > Droit > États-Unis > 1945-1970.
Noirs américains > Statut juridique > États-Unis > 1945-1970.
Ségrégation en éducation > Droit > États-Unis > 1945-1970.
United States
USA
History
Trials, litigation, etc.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:Many people were elated when Supreme Court Chief Justice Earl Warren delivered Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka in May 1954, the ruling that struck down state-sponsored racial segregation in America's public schools. Thurgood Marshall, chief attorney for the black families that launchedthe litigation, exclaimed later, "I was so happy, I was numb." The novelist Ralph Ellison wrote, "another battle of the Civil War has been won. The rest is up to us and I'm very glad. What a wonderful world of possibilities are unfolded for the children!" Here, in a concise, compelling narrative, Banc.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (318 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 263-268) and index.
ISBN:9781602563452
1602563454

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