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Brown v. Board of Education: A Fight for Simple Justice

Susan Goldman Rubin

This narrative history traces the struggle that led to the 1954 Supreme Court decision intended to end segregation in U.S. schools. It follows Thurgood Marshall and colleagues at the NAACP Legal Defense Fund as earlier civil-rights cases built toward Brown v. Board of Education. The book explains that Brown combined five cases, each involving a family whose child attended a segregated school in a different region. Historical photographs accompany its account of the students, parents, lawyers, and legal strategy involved.

This book appears on 3 reading lists across 1 edition from 3 organizations.

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Themes
Government And Civics · History · Racism And Prejudice · Social Justice
Format
Hardcover
ISBN-13
9780823436460
Language
English
Cooperative Children's Book Center, University of Wisconsin–MadisonCCBC Choices
  • 2017Historical People, Places, and Events
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