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Product Identifiers
Publisher
University of Texas Press
ISBN-10
0292742959
ISBN-13
9780292742956
eBay Product ID (ePID)
112905335
Product Key Features
Book Title
Before Brown : Heman Marion Sweatt, Thurgood Marshall, and the Long Road to Justice
Number of Pages
384 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2010
Topic
United States / State & Local / Southwest (Az, NM, Ok, Tx), Discrimination & Race Relations, General, Higher, Lawyers & Judges, Ethnic Studies / African American Studies
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Law, Social Science, Education, Biography & Autobiography, History
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
1 in
Item Weight
16 Oz
Item Length
8.9 in
Item Width
6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
22
Dewey Decimal
344.764/0798
Table Of Content
Acknowledgments Introduction Chapter 1: Prologue Chapter 2: One of the Great Prophets Chapter 3: The Cast of Characters Chapter 4: Iron Shoes Chapter 5: The Shadow of Failure Chapter 6: The Second Emancipation Chapter 7: A University of the First Class Chapter 8: "A Brash Moment" Chapter 9: The Great Day Chapter 10: "Time Is of the Essence" Chapter 11: "The Tenderest Feeling" Chapter 12: The Basement School Chapter 13: A Line in the Dirt Chapter 14: "I Don't Believe in Segregation" Chapter 15: The Sociological Argument Chapter 16: The House That Sweatt Built Chapter 17: "Don't We Have Them on the Run" Chapter 18: A Shattered Spirit Chapter 19: The Big One Chapter 20: Why Sweatt Won Chapter 21: Epilogue Notes Bibliography and Notes on Sources Index
Synopsis
The inspiring story of the courageous Houston mailman whose struggle to attend the University of Texas School of Law provided the precedent for the landmark Supreme Court decision Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka that ended segregation in public educ, The inspiring story of the courageous Houston mailman whose struggle to attend the University of Texas School of Law provided the precedent for the landmark Supreme Court decision Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka that ended segregation in public education., On February 26, 1946, an African American from Houston applied for admission to the University of Texas School of Law. Although he met all of the school's academic qualifications, Heman Marion Sweatt was denied admission because he was black. He challenged the university's decision in court, and the resulting case, Sweatt v. Painter, went to the U.S. Supreme Court, which ruled in Sweatt's favor. The Sweatt case paved the way for the landmark Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka rulings that finally opened the doors to higher education for all African Americans and desegregated public education in the United States. In this engrossing, well-researched book, Gary M. Lavergne tells the fascinating story of Heman Sweatt's struggle for justice and how it became a milestone for the civil rights movement. He reveals that Sweatt was a central player in a master plan conceived by the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) for ending racial segregation in the United States. Lavergne masterfully describes how the NAACP used the Sweatt case to practically invalidate the "separate but equal" doctrine that had undergirded segregated education for decades. He also shows how the Sweatt case advanced the career of Thurgood Marshall, whose advocacy of Sweatt taught him valuable lessons that he used to win the Brown v. Board of Education case in 1954 and ultimately led to his becoming the first black Associate Justice of the Supreme Court., Winner, Coral Horton Tullis Memorial Prize for Best Book on Texas History, Texas State Historical Association, 2010 Carr P. Collins Award, Texas Institute of Letters, 2011 On February 26, 1946, an African American from Houston applied for admission to the University of Texas School of Law. Although he met all of the school's academic qualifications, Heman Marion Sweatt was denied admission because he was black. He challenged the university's decision in court, and the resulting case, Sweatt v. Painter , went to the U.S. Supreme Court, which ruled in Sweatt's favor. The Sweatt case paved the way for the landmark Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka rulings that finally opened the doors to higher education for all African Americans and desegregated public education in the United States. In this engrossing, well-researched book, Gary M. Lavergne tells the fascinating story of Heman Sweatt's struggle for justice and how it became a milestone for the civil rights movement. He reveals that Sweatt was a central player in a master plan conceived by the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) for ending racial segregation in the United States. Lavergne masterfully describes how the NAACP used the Sweatt case to practically invalidate the "separate but equal" doctrine that had undergirded segregated education for decades. He also shows how the Sweatt case advanced the career of Thurgood Marshall, whose advocacy of Sweatt taught him valuable lessons that he used to win the Brown v. Board of Education case in 1954 and ultimately led to his becoming the first black Associate Justice of the Supreme Court.
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LC212.722.T4L38 2012
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