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Autore |
Wasserman Marni |
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Titolo |
Prudence Crandall's legacy : the fight for equality in the 1830s, Dred Scott, and Brown V. Board of Education / / Donald E. Williams ; designed by Richard Hendel |
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Middletown, Connecticut : , : Wesleyan University Press, , 2014 |
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©2014 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (495 p.) |
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Collana |
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Driftless Connecticut Series Books |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Women teachers - Connecticut |
Women teachers - Illinois |
Discrimination in education - Law and legislation - Connecticut |
School integration - Connecticut - History |
Electronic books. |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Cover; Prudence Crandall's Legacy; Title; Copyright; Dedication; CONTENTS; Preface; 1 Fire in the Night Sky; 2 Liberators; 3 Education for All; 4 A Mountain of Prejudice; 5 The Black Law; 6 Sanctuary Denied; Illustration; 7 On Trial; 8 Judge Daggett's Decision; 9 Romantic Revolutionaries; 10 Race Riots; 11 Appeal for Equality; 12 The End of the Beginning; 13 Family Trials and Tragedies; 14 Dred Scott and the Winds of Change; 15 The Civil War; 16 Reunions and Farewells; 17 Pursuit of Justice; 18 Prudence Crandall in the Twentieth Century; Epilogue; Notes; Illustration Credits; Index |
ABOUT THE AUTHOR ABOUT THE DRIFTLESS CONNECTICUT SERIES |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Compelling account of the abolitionist's life, legal battles, and legacy |
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