Explains the history of the struggle for equal education in the United States and how the case Brown v. Board of Education and came to be and what impact it made.
Argues that the Supreme Court has undermined the "Brown v. Board of Education" ruling, "resegregating" schools and contributing to racial strife; examines the history of the fight against Jim Crow education and includes interviews with students from the "Brown" case communities at the start of the twenty-first century.
Describes the people playing major roles in the battle for desegregation, the smaller court cases that led up to Brown v. The Board of Education, and the results and repercussions of the case.
Argues that the Supreme Court has undermined the "Brown v. Board of Education" ruling, "resegregating" schools and contributing to racial strife; examines the history of the fight against Jim Crow education and includes interviews with students from the "Brown" case communities at the start of the twenty-first century.
Explains the history of segregation in the United States and cases that tested the law allowing "separate but equal" treatment, including the five cases that came together as Brown v. Board of Education.
Photographs, diagrams, timelines, and first-hand accounts describe the 1954 Supreme Court case Brown vs. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas, that was instrumental in breaking down school segregation laws across America.
Examines the 1954 Supreme Court decision of "Brown vs. Board of Education" that ended segregation in U.S. public schools, discusses events that led to the case being brought before the Court, and looks at how school districts responded to the ruling.
the landmark school desegregation case in retrospect
Cushman, Clare
2004
Contains twelve essays written in honor of the fiftieth anniversary of "Brown v. Board of Education" in which various scholars discuss the history and legacy of the 1954 decision by the U.S. Supreme Court that legally enforced racial segregation in public schools is unconstitutional.
