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Record Nr.

UNINA9910455664403321

Autore

Jackson John P. <1961->

Titolo

Social scientists for social justice [[electronic resource] ] : making the case against segregation / / John P. Jackson, Jr

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : New York University Press, c2001

ISBN

0-8147-4383-8

0-585-43483-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (303 p.)

Collana

Critical America

Disciplina

340/.115

Soggetti

Discrimination in education - Law and legislation - United States - History - 20th century

Race discrimination - Law and legislation - United States - History - 20th century

Discrimination in education - United States - History - 20th century

Race discrimination - United States - History - 20th century

African Americans - Segregation - Psychological aspects - History - 20th century

Sociological jurisprudence

Social justice - United States - History - 20th century

Social scientists - United States - History - 20th century

Social engineering - United States - History - 20th century

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 267-283) and index.

Nota di contenuto

The study of race between the wars -- Effect of World War II on study of racial prejudice -- The American Jewish Congress -- Pre-Brown litigation -- Recruiting expert witnesses -- Testimony of the experts -- Supreme court hearings and decision, Brown I -- Supreme court hearings and decision, Brown II -- Committee of social science consultants.

Sommario/riassunto

In one of the twentieth century's landmark Supreme Court cases, Brown v. Board of Education , social scientists such as Kenneth Clark helped to convince the Supreme Court Justices of the debilitating psychological effects of racism and segregation. John P. Jackson, Jr., examines the



well-known studies used in support of Brown , such as Clark's famous "doll tests," as well as decades of research on race which lead up to the case. Jackson reveals the struggles of social scientists in their effort to impact American law and policy on race and poverty and demonstrates that without these scientists