Brown v. Board of Education: a fight for simple justice 9780823437085, 9780823437092, 9780823436460, 0823437086, 0823437094

Table of contents :
Introduction : what is segregation? --
Challenging the law --
Linda Carol Brown --
Children are craving light --
Stand together --
Lasting injury --
Student strike! --
Playing for keeps --
Mad at everyone --
"We are all American" --
In the minds of children --
Helping make history --
We knew we were right --
We, too, are equal --
The greatest victory --
how things worked in America --
Epilogue : the fight goes on.

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