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Separate no more : the long road to Brown v. Board of Education / Lawrence Goldstone.

Goldstone, Lawrence, 1947- (author.).

Summary:

An evocative chronicle of the battle that led to America's landmark Brown v. Board of Education ruling shares insights into the abuses of the "separate but equal" system and how such courageous activists as Booker T. Washington and W. E. B. Du Bois helped end legal segregation.

Record details

ISBN: 9781338592832
ISBN: 1338592831
Physical Description: xii, 276 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: New York : Scholastic Focus, 2021.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-263) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Prologue: The end of a long wait -- Separate -- Land of Lincoln -- Resistance -- From the ashes of Springfield -- To the courts -- The red summer -- Passing the torch: The new Negro movement -- The challenge -- To the courts once more -- Thurgood Marshall joins the fray -- Setbacks -- No turning back -- Renewing the attack -- A school of one's own -- The main event -- Student revolt -- Kansas -- The battle is joined -- A change at the top -- Round 2 -- The meaning of equality -- Making it real -- Legacy.
Target Audience Note:	Ages 12 and up. Scholastic Focus. Grades 10-12. Scholastic Focus. 1300L Lexile.