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Justice for All: Landmark Civil Rights Court Cases
Black Americans and their allies have sought to use the U.S. court system as a tool in their fight for civil rights, sometimes successfully and sometimes not. However, certain court decisions, especially those handed down by the U.S. Supreme Court, have led to real change. This comprehensive look at landmark civil rights cases gives readers an understanding of the evolution of the civil rights movement through the lens of legal battles. The detailed sidebars, historical and contemporary images, and annotated quotes also give them the tools to understand the complex issues that are still in the headlines today.
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Justice for All: Landmark Civil Rights Court Cases
Black Americans and their allies have sought to use the U.S. court system as a tool in their fight for civil rights, sometimes successfully and sometimes not. However, certain court decisions, especially those handed down by the U.S. Supreme Court, have led to real change. This comprehensive look at landmark civil rights cases gives readers an understanding of the evolution of the civil rights movement through the lens of legal battles. The detailed sidebars, historical and contemporary images, and annotated quotes also give them the tools to understand the complex issues that are still in the headlines today.
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Justice for All: Landmark Civil Rights Court Cases

Justice for All: Landmark Civil Rights Court Cases

by Therese Harasymiw
Justice for All: Landmark Civil Rights Court Cases

Justice for All: Landmark Civil Rights Court Cases

by Therese Harasymiw

Overview

Black Americans and their allies have sought to use the U.S. court system as a tool in their fight for civil rights, sometimes successfully and sometimes not. However, certain court decisions, especially those handed down by the U.S. Supreme Court, have led to real change. This comprehensive look at landmark civil rights cases gives readers an understanding of the evolution of the civil rights movement through the lens of legal battles. The detailed sidebars, historical and contemporary images, and annotated quotes also give them the tools to understand the complex issues that are still in the headlines today.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781534568648
Publisher: Greenhaven Publishing LLC
Publication date: 12/30/2019
Series: Lucent Library of Black History Series
Pages: 104
Product dimensions: 7.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.50(d)
Age Range: 12 - 15 Years

Table of Contents

Foreword 4

Setting the Scene: A Timeline 6

Introduction: Fighting for Justice 8

Chapter 1 Dred Scott and the Right to Be Free 12

Chapter 2 Battling Segregation: Plessy v. Ferguson 29

Chapter 3 The Case for Integration: Brown v. Board of Education 43

Chapter 4 Fighting for the Power to Vote 59

Chapter 5 Arguing for Affirmative Action 76

Notes 94

For More Information 98

Index 100

Picture Credits 103

About the Author 104

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