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Revolution by law : the federal government and the desegregation of Alabama schools / Brian K. Landsberg.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Landsberg, Brian K., author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Lee, Anthony T--Trials, litigation, etc.
- Lee, Anthony T.
- Macon County (Ala.). Board of Education--Trials, litigation, etc.
- Macon County (Ala.).
- United States. Department of Justice. Civil Rights Division--History--20th century.
- United States.
- School integration--Law and legislation--Alabama--Cases.
- School integration.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource.
- Place of Publication:
- Lawrence, Kansas : University Press of Kansas, 2022.
- Contents:
- Introduction : Tuskegee, Alabama, September 9, 1963
- The Ratchet principle : Truman sets Federal Civil Rights Policy for his successors in office
- Macon County and Alabama's racial caste system
- The school desegregation case begins
- New year, new schools, new law
- The case goes statewide
- Aftermath : response to the statewide decree
- "Watch what we do"
- Conclusion.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Electronic reproduction. New York Available via World Wide Web.
- Description based on print version record.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Rosengarten Family Fund.
- ISBN:
- 9780700633210 (electronic bk.)
- 0700633219 (electronic bk.)
- Publisher Number:
- 40031246903
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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