Desegregation and the Supreme Court / edited with an introduction by Benjamin Munn Ziegler.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Ziegler, Benjamin Munn, editor.

Joanna Banks Collection of African American Books (University of Pennsylvania)

Series:

Problems in American civilization

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States. Supreme Court.

School integration--Law and legislation--United States.

Segregation in education--Law and legislation--United States.

Segregation in education--Law and legislation.

School integration--Law and legislation.

United States.

Penn Provenance:

Banks, Joanna (donor) (Banks Collection copy)

Physical Description:

viii pages, 4 unnumbered pages, 116 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Boston : D. C. Heath and Company, [1958]

Contents:

I. Background. The Case of the Speluncean explorers / Lon Fuller; The Supreme Court in United States history / Charles Warren; from The Constitution of the United States; Marbury v. Madison; Eakin v. Raub; The Role of a Supreme Court in a democratic nation / Robert E. Cushman; The Nature of the judicial Process / Benjamin N. Cardozo

II. Segregation: The Decision. Dred Scott v. Sandford; from The Constitution of the United States; Civil rights cases; Plessy v. Ferguson; The Supreme Court cases / Robert A. Leflar and Wylie H. Davis; from the Briefs submitted to the Supreme Court; The Constitution, education, and segregation / Robert J. Harris; Brown et al. v. Board of Education of Topeka et al.; Bolling et al. v. Sharpe et al.; Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, City of Philadelphia, et al. v. The Board of Directors of City Trusts of City of Philadelphia; The Constitution, education and segregation / Robert J. Harris; Understanding the school decision / Paul A. Freund; Judicial self-restraint : the obligation of the Judiciary / Ralph T. Catterall

III. Segregation: The Reaction.Devices to evade or delay desegregation / Robert A. Leflar and Wylie H. Davis; A Joint resolution of the State of South Carolina; Declaration of constitutional principles / Senator Sam J. Ervin, Jr.; Alexander Hamilton's phantom / Senator Sam J. Ervin, Jr.; A Memorial to Congress to declare the 14th and 15th amendments null and void / Senator Hawes; A Proposed amendment relative to powers reserved for the State; A proposed amendment vesting the Senate with appellate court functions; Executive order authorizing use of federal troops at Little Rock.

Notes:

Text printed in 2 columns.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 115-116).

Local Notes:

Kislak Center Banks Collection copy presented to the Penn Libraries in 2018 by Joanna Banks.

Banks Collection copy has card of James J. Jennings of D. C. Heath laid in.

Banks Collection copy has small ovoid on front cover with "Ex Libris J. Banks" printed within.

Other Format:

Online version: Ziegler, Benjamin Munn. Desegregation and the Supreme Court.

OCLC:

360718