Bibliograph

Brown v. Board of Education, a fight for simple justice, Susan Goldman Rubin

Type

Label

Brown v. Board of Education, a fight for simple justice, Susan Goldman Rubin

Language

eng

Index

no index present

resource.interestGradeLevel

Grades 6 to 8

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Brown v. Board of Education

Oclc number

936349589

Responsibility statement

Susan Goldman Rubin

Sub title

a fight for simple justice

Summary

Traces the lesser-known stories of advocates and activists who risked significant danger and hardship to uphold the 1954 desegregation ruling by the Supreme Court, sharing additional information on how the NAACP carefully strategized their own responses to period racism

Table Of Contents

Introduction : what is segregation? -- Challenging the law -- Linda Carol Brown -- Children are craving light -- Stand together -- Lasting injury -- Student strike! -- Playing for keeps -- Mad at everyone -- "We are all American" -- In the minds of children -- Helping make history -- We knew we were right -- We, too, are equal -- The greatest victory -- How things worked in America -- Epilogue : the fight goes on

Target audience

pre adolescent

Classification