Integration now : Alexander v. Holmes and the end of Jim Crow education /

"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 w...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor Principal: Hustwit, William P. (Author)
Formato: Licensed eBooks
Idioma:inglés
Publicado: Chapel Hill : The University of North Carolina Press, [2019]
Acceso en liña:https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=2022608
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Race and education before Alexander
  • The Holmes County movement
  • The grassroots and the lawyers
  • Pleading for the Fifth
  • All the president's mendacity
  • Alexander in the high court
  • An imperfect revolution : enforcing Alexander.