Brown V. Board of Education: The Case Against School Segregation
Brown V. Board of Education: The Case Against School Segregation
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Annotation: Explains the 1954 federal decision which disallowed 21 states the legal basis for segregated classrooms and provides background developed from primary source materials.
Genre: [Government]
 
Reviews: 3
Catalog Number: #40750
Format: Library Binding
Copyright Date: 2004
Edition Date: 2004 Release Date: 01/01/04
Pages: 64 pages
ISBN: 0-8239-4009-8
ISBN 13: 978-0-8239-4009-7
Dewey: 344.73
LCCN: 2003000219
Dimensions: 27 cm.
Language: English
Reviews:
School Library Journal

Gr 5-8-Three landmark cases are examined through primary sources. Photographs, mug shots, police records, court transcripts, memos, newspaper clippings, and other documents lend human interest and visual variety to the intricacies of legal wrangling and reasoning. Each case is approached from its broader social context as well as the specific incidents involved. The Jim Crow laws that followed the Civil War set the stage for Plessy v. Ferguson, which in turn led to Brown v. Board of Education. Students will have heard of Miranda rights on TV cop shows and will find the particulars of the case laid out in sufficient detail. The writing in all three volumes is generally clear, although these are technical subjects that do not make for particularly easy reading. The glossaries, photo captions, and sidebars offer further information and explanation. The archival images and reproductions of documents put a human face on the court cases, and are the books' best features. Susan Dudley Gold's Miranda vs. Arizona (21st Century, 1997), Harvey Fireside's Plessy vs. Ferguson: Separate but Equal? (1997), and Harvey Fireside and Sarah Betsy Fuller's Brown vs. Board of Education: Equal Schooling for All (1994, both Enslow) cover the same material and sources for slightly older readers.-Joyce Adams Burner, Hillcrest Library, Prairie Village, KS Copyright 2004 Reed Business Information.

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Bibliography Index/Note: Includes bibliographical references (pages 58-59) and index.
Word Count: 7,791
Reading Level: 10.0
Interest Level: 5-9
Accelerated Reader: reading level: 10.0 / points: 2.0 / quiz: 73054 / grade: Middle Grades

On May 17, 1954, the United States Supreme Court announced its decision that "separate educational facilities are inherently unequal." The decision effectively denied the legal basis for segregation in the 21 states that still allowed segregated classrooms. This decision forever change race relations in the United States. Through the use of primary source materials, this book provides the background of race relations in America, differences in amenities for blacks and whites, and information on other court cases that impacted this decision.


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