TY  - GEN
T1  - Integration now : Alexander v. Holmes and the end of Jim Crow education
A1  - Hustwit, William P.
LA  - English
PP  - Chapel Hill
PB  - The University of North Carolina Press
YR  - 2019
UL  - https://ebooks.jgu.edu.in/Record/ebsco_acadsubs_on1084655237
AB  - "Recovering the history of a landmark Supreme Court case that has received surprisingly little attention from scholars, William P. Hustwit assesses the significant role that Alexander v. Holmes (1969) played in integrating the South's public schools and argues that the Alexander decision was ultimately more decisive than Brown v. Board in terminating public school segregation. Although the Brown ruling has rightly received the lion's share of attention, its ambiguous implementation language -- 'all deliberate speed' -- led to more than a decade of delays and resistance by whites. Alexander v. Holmes required 'integration now, ' and less than a year later, thousands of children were attending integrated schools"--
AB  - Recovering the history of an often-ignored landmark Supreme Court case, William P. Hustwit assesses the significant role that Alexander v. Holmes (1969) played in integrating the South's public schools. Although Brown v. Board of Education has rightly received the lion's share of historical analysis, its ambiguous language for implementation led to more than a decade of delays and resistance by local and state governments. Alexander v. Holmes required 'integration now, ' and less than a year later, thousands of children were attending integrated schools. Hustwit traces the progression of the Alexander case to show how grassroots activists in Mississippi operated hand in glove with lawyers and judges involved in the litigation. By combining a narrative of the larger legal battle surrounding the case and the story of the local activists who pressed for change, Hustwit offers an innovative, well-researched account of a definitive legal decision that reaches from the cotton fields of Holmes County to the chambers of the Supreme Court in Washington.
OP  - 266
CN  - LC214.22.M7 H87 2019eb
SN  - 9781469648569
SN  - 1469648563
SN  - 9781469648576
SN  - 1469648571
SN  - 9798890856487
SN  - 9781469648552
SN  - 1469648555
SN  - 9781469668741
KW  - Alexander, Beatrice : Trials, litigation, etc.
KW  - Holmes County (Miss.). : Board of Education : Trials, litigation, etc.
KW  - School integration : Mississippi : Holmes County : History : 20th century.
KW  - School integration : Law and legislation : United States : History : 20th century.
KW  - African Americans : Civil rights : United States : History : 20th century.
KW  - Déségrégation en éducation : Mississippi : Holmes : Histoire : 20e siècle.
KW  - Noirs américains : Droits : États-Unis : Histoire : 20e siècle.
KW  - EDUCATION : Administration : General.
KW  - EDUCATION : Educational Policy & Reform : General.
KW  - LAW : Civil Rights.
KW  - African Americans : Civil rights
KW  - School integration
KW  - School integration : Law and legislation
KW  - Trials
KW  - Mississippi : Holmes County
KW  - United States
KW  - African American.
KW  - 1900-1999
KW  - Electronic books.
KW  - Trials, litigation, etc.
KW  - History
ER  -