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Brown v Board of Education: Caste, Culture, and the Constitution |
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Racial Segregation in America |
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• Offers an excellent introduction to what sort of discrimination existed, why, and how it affected people
• Explains the significance of the case - not just in terms of race, but also judicial activism
• Provides important information on a very important court case on its 50th anniverary
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• Many readers might prefer more information about the case and less history of discrimination
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The Bottom Line -
People who have grown up and lived most of their lives in the 50 years since
Brown was decided simply cannot imagine what it was like for blacks
and whites during the age of segregation. The importance of Brown is
directly tied to the preceding four hundred years or so during which white
supremacy was largely taken as a given and enforced through both custom and law.
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Introduction to Brown v. Board of Education, the case that ended school segregation in America |
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Describes the history of white supremacy and caste discrimination in America |
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Explains why this is one of the most important Supreme Court cases in American history |
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