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This is the first effort to provide a broad assessment of how well the Brown v. Board of Education decision that declared an end to segregated schools in the United States was implemented. Written by a distinguished group of historians, the twelve essays in this collection examine how African Americans and their supporters in twelve states–Arkansas, North Carolina, Virginia, South Carolina, Georgia, Mississippi, Florida, Delaware, Missouri, Indiana, Nevada, and Wisconsin–dealt with the Court’s mandate to desegregate “with all deliberate speed.” The process followed many diverse paths.
Some of the common themes in these efforts were the importance of black activism, especially the crucial role played by the… More >>
With All Deliberate Speed: Implementing Brown v. Board of Education
#1 by S. S. Jones on February 26, 2010 - 12:17 am
If you are a graduate student or researcher interested in the various ways Brown manifested itself throughout the country, this is the book for you. Top scholars have each taken on various states from around the U.S., versus many other books that focus solely on the South. While many books focus primarily on “massive resistance” to Brown, this work highlights the many variations from school districts who tried and failed to create racial diversity to districts that did everything they could to find loopholes. This book is an easy read but packed with great stories, detailed citations, and the most current historiography.
Rating: 5 / 5