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Published in conjunction with the 50th anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education, the landmark Supreme Court decision that declared that separate school facilities were inherently unequal, this collection of essays reflects on how far we've come since 1954 and how far we still need to go. . Distinguished thinkers discuss the state of public school integration today Published in conjunction with the 50th anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education, the landmark Supreme Court decision that declared that separate school facilities were inherently unequal, this collection of essays reflects on how far we've come since 1954 - and how far we still need to go. Contributors - black, white, Asian, and Hispanic - include civil rights activist and jurist Derrick Bell, noted journalist Juan Williams, Harvard Law School professor Charles Ogletree, and NPR's Tavis Smiley, who provides an introduction and thoughtful commentary on each essay. Black Issues in Higher Education (Fairfax, VA) was founded in 1984 and is the nation's only magazine dedicated exclusively to minority issues in education. Published biweekly, the magazine has 40,000 subscribers. |
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| Author(s) : James Anderson | Format : Hardback Book |
| ISBN-10 : 0471649260 | ISBN-13 : 9780471649267 |
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Series Title : Landmarks in Civil Rights History
Country Publication : United States
Publication Date : 21/04/2004
Publisher : John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Page Length : 256mm
Page Size : 244mm