{"product_id":"black-white-and-brown-the-landmark-school-desegregation-case-in-retrospect-hardcover","title":"Black, White, and Brown: The Landmark School Desegregation Case in Retrospect - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eClare Cushman\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eMelvin I. Urofsky\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Publication of the Supreme Court Historical Society\u003cbr\u003e Preface by Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFew decisions in constitutional law have had as dramatic an impact on American life as \u003cem\u003eBrown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas\u003c\/em\u003e (1954). This collection of essays published by the Supreme Court Historical Society and CQ Press to commemorate \u003cem\u003eBrown′s\u003c\/em\u003e 50th anniversary, captures the complex history and legacy of the decision that changed public education and race relations in America.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLeading constitutional scholars chronicle the path of the law from \u003cem\u003ePlessy v. Ferguson\u003c\/em\u003e (1896) legitimating \"separate but equal\" in all realms of public life to \u003cem\u003eBrown\u003c\/em\u003e holding segregated schools to be \"inherently unequal\" in 1954. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe essays in \u003cem\u003eBlack, White and Brown\u003c\/em\u003e examine: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eHow civil rights litigators chipped away at the logic underpinning the separate-but-equal doctrine, focusing their greatest efforts on exposing the injustice of segregation in education. These essays bring that struggle into clearer focus. \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe challenges in enforcing \u003cem\u003eBrown\u003c\/em\u003e and its impact on African-American rights and race relations in America. \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHow public and scholarly opinion about the case has changed over the last five decades and what lessons can be learned from \u003cem\u003eBrown\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe role that the lawsuit played in the lives of some of the litigants, the justices, the law clerks, and the attorneys who argued the case. \u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eHigh school students and educators will find a lively, easy-to-read collection that makes the complex constitutional and social issues comprehensible. For educators, the volume includes an essay that traces the best methods and resources for teaching the case in the classroom. Also included are a bibliographic essay, index to aid further research, and nine pages of illustrations.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 343\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.84 x 9.08 x 6.16 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 01, 2004\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51800827756832,"sku":"9781568029115","price":126.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/709f648ed32c8ce4b4f4522c2b4a2fee.webp?v=1780837878","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/black-white-and-brown-the-landmark-school-desegregation-case-in-retrospect-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}