| Description |
1 online resource |
| Series |
In United States history |
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In United States history.
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| Contents |
"The most important decision" -- Less-than-free freedmen -- Life under Jim Crow -- "Separate but equal" -- Action or accommodation -- "Come north" -- The key to independence -- "If not us, who?" -- The right to serve, the right to vote -- Violence and victory |
| Summary |
In 1954, the Supreme Court rejected the notion of "separate by equal" facilities in the famous BROWN V. BOARD OF EDUCATION decision. Highlighting the efforts of both blacks and whites to promote racial equality in the face of violent attempts to preserve white supremacy, Author David K. Fremon shows how segregation made the South a caste system. He traces the history of racial discrimination from the end of the Civil War through the Jim Crow era of segregation. After years of enduring separate facilities--including water fountains, telephone books, hospitals, and cemeteries--for whites and blacks, Fremon shows how African Americans and their white supporters were eventually able to win the battle for equal rights. This book is developed from THE JIM CROW LAWS AND RACISM IN AMERICAN HISTORY to allow republication of the original text into ebook, paperback, and trade editions |
| Notes |
Original edition published under title: Jim Crow laws and racism in American history. Berkeley Heights, NJ : Enslow, 2000 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
African Americans -- Civil rights -- Southern States -- History -- 19th century -- Juvenile literature
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African Americans -- Segregation -- Southern States -- History -- 19th century -- Juvenile literature
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African Americans -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- Southern States -- History
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Racism -- Southern States -- History -- Juvenile literature
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African Americans -- History -- 1863-1877 -- Juvenile literature
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African Americans -- History -- 1877-1964 -- Juvenile literature
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JUVENILE NONFICTION -- General.
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African Americans
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African Americans -- Civil rights
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African Americans -- Legal status, laws, etc.
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African Americans -- Segregation
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Race relations
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Racism
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| SUBJECT |
Southern States -- Race relations -- Juvenile literature
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| Subject |
Southern States
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| Genre/Form |
History
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Juvenile works
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780766060951 |
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0766060950 |
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1322024081 |
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9781322024080 |
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9780766060944 |
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0766060942 |
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