The Struggle for Equality: Landmark Court Cases (Library Binding) (ISBN-13: 9781420501223)

Many critical conversations surrounding African American civil rights, equality, and constitutional rights have occurred on the floor of a courtroom over the course of the last century. This necessary volume takes a hard look at the history of those cases and describes the stakes and developments of each case in detail. Readers will learn about how racial segregation was upheld under the doctrine of "separate but equal" in the 1896 Plessy v. Ferguson case and how, almost a hundred years later, Brown v. The Board of Education successfully overturned the verdict, deeming state-sanctioned segregation as unconstitutional. This volume also discusses other monumental court decisions regarding slavery, civil rights, and affirmative action.

Author: Stephen Currie
ISBN-10: 1420501224
ISBN-13: 9781420501223
Publisher: Lucent Press
Language: English
Published: 09/01/2009
Pages: 104
Format: Library Binding
Weight: 0.85lbs
Size: 9.10h x 7.10w x 0.40d

Review Citation(s):
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2010 pg. 121 - Below Average, With Minor Flaw