ISBN:
0814742718
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (xii, 291 p)
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24 cm
Edition:
Online-Ausg. 2009 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
Series Statement:
Critical America
Series Statement:
Critical America Ser
Parallel Title:
Print version Science for Segregation : Race, Law, and the Case against Brown v. Board of Education
DDC:
305.8/00973/09045
Keywords:
Brown, Oliver Trials, litigation, etc
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Topeka (Kan.) Trials, litigation, etc
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Segregation in education Law and legislation
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Eugenics History 20th century
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African Americans Legal status, laws, etc 20th century
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History
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African Americans Segregation 20th century
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History
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Racism History 20th century
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Science Political aspects 20th century
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History
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African Americans - Legal status, laws, etc. - History - 20th century
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Electronic books
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United States Race relations 20th century
;
History
Abstract:
In this fascinating examination of the intriguing but understudied period following the landmark Brown v. Board of Education decision, John Jackson examines the scientific case aimed at dismantling the legislation. Offering a trenchant assessment of the so-called scientific evidence, Jackson focuses on the 1959 formation of the International Society for the Advancement of Ethnology and Eugenics (IAAEE), whose expressed function was to objectively investigate racial differences and publicize their findings. Notable figures included Carleton Putnam, Wesley Critz George, and Carleton Coon. In an
Description / Table of Contents:
Contents; Acknowledgments; A Scientific Conspiracy; Racial Science and the Anti-Nordic Conspiracy; Radical Right Underground; The South and the Scientific Backlash to; Organizing Massive Resistance and Organizing Science; The Attack on Brown; The Scientists React; Back to the Underground?; Notes; Bibliography; Index; About the Author
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 253-279) and index
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Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
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