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What "Brown v. Board of Education" Should Have Said
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Description for What "Brown v. Board of Education" Should Have Said
Paperback. Nine of America's top legal experts rewrite the landmark desegregation decision as they would like it to have been written. Editor(s): Balkin, Jack M. Num Pages: 257 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW3; JPVH1; LND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 372.
Legal experts rewrite the landmark court decision
Brown v. Board of Education, the Supreme Court's landmark 1954 decision ordering the desegregation of America's public schools, is perhaps the most famous case in American constitutional law. Criticized and even openly defied when first handed down, in half a century Brown has become a venerated symbol of equality and civil rights.
Its meaning, however, remains as contested as the case is celebrated. In the decades since the original decision, constitutional interpreters of all stripes have found within it different meanings. Both supporters and opponents of affirmative action ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
257
Condition
New
Number of Pages
257
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780814798904
SKU
V9780814798904
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About Balkin
Jack M. Balkin is Knight Professor of Constitutional Law and the First Amendment at Yale Law School, and the Founder and Director of Yale’s Information Society Project. He is the author of numerous books, including The Cycles of Constitutional Time, and the editor of What Brown v. Board of Education Should Have Said. He lives in Branford, Connecticut..
Reviews for What "Brown v. Board of Education" Should Have Said
Balkin persuasively argues that the courts play a vital role in tempering the nation's political and legal mechanisms.
Journal of the West
Balkan offers his own assessment in a critical introduction and the iconic impact of Brown.
Black Issues Book Review
A remarkable collection of writings. The eminent scholars it features articulate with insight and passion ... Read more
Journal of the West
Balkan offers his own assessment in a critical introduction and the iconic impact of Brown.
Black Issues Book Review
A remarkable collection of writings. The eminent scholars it features articulate with insight and passion ... Read more