{"product_id":"remembering-brown-at-fifty-orville-vernon-burton-9780252076657","title":"Remembering Brown at Fifty: The University of Illinois Commemorates Brown V. Board of Education","description":"\u003cp\u003e Inspired by the University of Illinois's celebration of the \u003ci\u003eBrown v. Board of Education\u003c\/i\u003e decision's fiftieth anniversary, this collection addresses the significance of \u003ci\u003eBrown\u003c\/i\u003e in the contributors' lives or work in education and civil rights. Several authors describe their personal roles in the \u003ci\u003eBrown\u003c\/i\u003e case or similar cases, while others examine and illustrate events, performances, and exhibitions that were part of the anniversary commemoration. The book not only explores the repercussions of the \u003ci\u003eBrown\u003c\/i\u003e decision, but also stands as a historic document in its own right, preserving the reactions of many prominent intellectuals, artists, and activists fifty years after the decision. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Contributors are Kal Alston, Margaret L. Andersen, Kathryn H. Anthony, Nathaniel C. Banks, Bernice McNair Barnett, Christopher Benson, Ed Blankenheim, Julian Bond, Orville Vernon Burton, Jason Chambers, Constance Curry, Joseph A. De Laine Jr., Mary L. Dudziak, Joe R. Feagin, John Hope Franklin, Ophelia De Laine Gona, Lani Guinier, Darlene Clark Hine, Freeman A. Hrabowski III, John Jennings, Ralph Lemon, George Lipsitz, Jim Loewen, Laughlin McDonald, David O'Brien, James C. Onderdonk, Sekou Sundiata, Christopher Teal, Nicholas Watkins, Carrie Mae Weems, Juan Williams, and Joy Ann Williamson. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Orville Vernon Burton\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0252076656\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780252076657\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Illinois Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/01\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 456\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.20h x 6.00w x 1.10d","brand":"Orville Vernon Burton","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44057718391039,"sku":"9780252076657","price":37.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_490dce1e-27ba-44a9-b90a-e5160b499af9.jpg?v=1685048533","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/remembering-brown-at-fifty-orville-vernon-burton-9780252076657","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}