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Simple Justice: The History of Brown v. Board of Education and Black America's Struggle for Equality | Richard Kluger
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Simple Justice is the definitive history of the landmark case Brown v. Board of Education and the epic struggle for racial equality in this country. Combining intensive research with original interviews with surviving participants, Richard Kluger provides the fullest possible view of the human and legal drama in the years before 1954, the cumulative assaults on the white power structure that defended segregation, and the step-by-step establishment of a team of inspired black lawyers that could successfully challenge the law. Now, on the fiftieth anniversary of the unanimous Supreme Court decision that ended legal segregation, Kluger has updated his work with a new final chapter covering events and issues that have arisen since the book was first published, including developments in civil rights and recent cases involving affirmative action, which rose directly out of Brown v. Board of Education. From the Trade Paperback edition.
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In plain English, Kruger details the backstories of the 5 desegregation cases bundled together as Brown v Board of Education through the Warren court‘s landmark 1954 decision. The struggle for desegregation follows a positive trend, climaxing with the court‘s unanimous decision. Events subsequent to the decision are also detailed, as the Nixon and Reagan administrations and Rehnquist court dismantled much of the Brown v Board finding.

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An 800 page in-depth look at Brown v. Board of Education. I read this book before starting law school and it is a worthwhile read for anyone interested in the civil rights movement and the strategies used to bring cases to the Supreme Court. #funfridayphoto #morethan500pages. It is also set at least partially in Kansas where I lived for 7 years. #readjanuary

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