Desegregation at gunpoint on the orders of the US Supreme Court.
Desegregation at gunpoint on the orders of the US Supreme Court.
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The legal regime
A handful of laws and Supreme Court cases have truly shaped and continue to shape the day-to-day lives of Americans and their children. Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka (1954) is one of those cases. Its consequences have been an unmitigated disaster for white children. (more…)