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Ellery's Protest: How One Young Man Defied Tradition and Sparked the Battle over School Prayer
Stephen D. Solomon
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Description for Ellery's Protest: How One Young Man Defied Tradition and Sparked the Battle over School Prayer
Hardcover. Often, great legal decisions result from the actions of an unknown person heroically opposing the system. This work details how one person's objection to mandatory school prayer became one of the most controversial cases of this century. Num Pages: 376 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNL; JPVH4; LND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 721.
Often, great legal decisions result from the actions of an unknown person heroically opposing the system. ""Ellery's Protest"" details how one person's objection to mandatory school prayer became one of the most controversial cases of this century. The case of Abington vs. Schempp began its circuitous journey to the Supreme Court on November 26, 1956. That day, sixteen-year-old Ellery Schempp objected to his high school's compulsory morning prayer by sitting at his desk and reading silently from the Koran. Schempp was suspended from school for his actions. He and his parents subsequently sued the school system on First Amendment grounds. ... Read more
Often, great legal decisions result from the actions of an unknown person heroically opposing the system. ""Ellery's Protest"" details how one person's objection to mandatory school prayer became one of the most controversial cases of this century. The case of Abington vs. Schempp began its circuitous journey to the Supreme Court on November 26, 1956. That day, sixteen-year-old Ellery Schempp objected to his high school's compulsory morning prayer by sitting at his desk and reading silently from the Koran. Schempp was suspended from school for his actions. He and his parents subsequently sued the school system on First Amendment grounds. ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Michigan Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
376
Place of Publication
Ann Arbor, United States
ISBN
9780472108374
SKU
V9780472108374
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About Stephen D. Solomon
Stephen D. Solomon is founder and director of NYU's Program in Business and Economic Reporting. He has been a staff writer at Fortune and Inc. magazines, and a regular contributor to Fortune Small Business, the New York Times Magazine, and the New York Times Book Review. He is also co-author of Building 6: The Tragedy at Bridesburg, an investigation of ... Read more
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