Brown v. Board of Education and the unfulfilled hopes for racial reform /
First Statement of Responsibility
Derrick Bell.
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Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
New York :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
Oxford University Press,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
2004.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
1 online resource (230 pages)
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
CONTENTS NOTE
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Plessy's long shadow -- Brown's half light -- Brown reconceived : an alternative scenario -- The racial-sacrifice covenants -- The interest-convergence "covenants -- Brown as an anti-communist decision -- The role of fortuity in racial policy-making -- Racism's economic foundation -- School litigation in the nineteenth century -- The school desegregation era -- The end of the Brown era -- Brown as landmark : an assessment -- Affirmative Action and racial fortuity in action -- Searching for effective schools in the post-Brown era -- Moving beyond racial fortuity.
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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Looks at continuing repercussions of Brown v. Board of Education and, despite the original intentions, its frequently negative impact on the educational needs of African-American children.
OTHER EDITION IN ANOTHER MEDIUM
Title
Silent covenants.
International Standard Book Number
0195172728
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
School integration-- United States-- History.
Segregation in education-- Law and legislation-- United States-- History.
Déségrégation en éducation-- États-Unis-- Histoire.
Ségrégation en éducation-- Droit-- États-Unis-- Histoire.