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From Jim Crow to Civil Rights: The Supreme Court and the Struggle for Racial Equality

Michael J. Klarman

Did the Supreme Court lead the end of legal segregation, or follow a country that was already changing?

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Author
Michael J. Klarman

Why read it

  • You will be able to weigh how far courts change society and how far society changes courts
  • You will see why change in racial practice needed outside pressure, not just a ruling
  • You will be able to explain what the Brown ruling did and did not do

Who it is for

  • A law student curious how courts and politics interact
  • An activist choosing between lawsuits and protest
  • A reader who wants to know what Brown really changed

Contents

  1. INTRODUCTION
  2. ONE: The Plessy Era
  3. TWO: The Progressive Era
  4. THREE: The Interwar Period
  5. FOUR: World War II Era: Context and Cases
  6. FIVE: World War II Era: Consequences
  7. SIX: School Desegregation
  8. SEVEN: Brown and the Civil Rights Movement
  9. CONCLUSION
  10. A
  11. B
  12. C
  13. D
  14. E
  15. F
  16. G
  17. H
  18. I
  19. J
  20. K
  21. L
  22. M
  23. N
  24. O
  25. P
  26. Q
  27. R
  28. S
  29. T
  30. U
  31. V

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