
Simple Justice: The History of Brown v. Board of Education and Black America's Struggle for Equality
Simple Justice: The History of Brown v. Board of Education and Black America's Struggle for Equality
First published in 1975, this work examines the Supreme Court decision that outlawed school segregation and culminated a century-long social and legal struggle to establish black equality in the United States.
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- Vintage
- Year
- 2004
- Genre
- History
- Topics
- Civil rightsSchool desegregationSupreme Court
Awards
- National Book Award for NonfictionShortlistedMajor(1977)
- National Book Critics Circle Award for NonfictionShortlistedMajor(1976)
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- The Paper: The Life and Times of the New York Herald Tribune
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