Silent covenants : Brown v. Board of Education and the unfulfilled hopes for racial reform / by Derr...
Silent covenants : Brown v. Board of Education and the unfulfilled hopes for racial reform / by Derr...
Silent covenants : Brown v. Board of Education and the unfulfilled hopes for racial reform / by Derrick Bell.
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Publisher
Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2004.
Date
2004.
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N344.73079/ 1
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Language
English
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Physical content
230 p. ; 25 cm.
Contents
1. Plessy's Long Shadow -- 2. Brown's Half Light -- 3. Brown Reconceived: An Alternative Scenario -- 4. The Racial-Sacrifice Covenants -- 5. The Interest-Convergence Covenants -- 6. Brown as an Anticommunist Decision -- 7. The Role of Fortuity in Racial Policy-Making -- 8. Racism's Economic Foundati...
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Publisher
Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2004.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
2004.
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Summary
"The experience with Brown, Bell urges, should teach us that meaningful progress in the quest for racial justice requires more than proof of blatant discrimination. Rather, we must devise tactics, take actions, and even adopt stances that expose and challenge these silent covenants that serve to maintain the racial status quo."--BOOK JACKET....
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Silent covenants : Brown v. Board of Education and the unfulfilled hopes for racial reform / by Derrick Bell.
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Brown v. Board of Education and the unfulfilled hopes for racial reform.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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N344.73079/ 1
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0195172728 :
9780195172720 (alk. paper)
0195172728 (alk. paper)
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344.730798
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991017967039702626
