03775nam 22007694a 450 991045566440332120200520144314.00-8147-4383-80-585-43483-2(CKB)111056486727288(EBL)865579(OCoLC)779828134(SSID)ssj0000247658(PQKBManifestationID)11218836(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000247658(PQKBWorkID)10200665(PQKB)11154549(MiAaPQ)EBC865579(OCoLC)51283910(MdBmJHUP)muse10716(Au-PeEL)EBL865579(CaPaEBR)ebr10032492(EXLCZ)9911105648672728820010712d2001 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrSocial scientists for social justice[electronic resource] making the case against segregation /John P. Jackson, JrNew York New York University Pressc20011 online resource (303 p.)Critical AmericaDescription based upon print version of record.0-8147-4266-1 Includes bibliographical references (p. 267-283) and index.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.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 scientistsCritical America.Discrimination in educationLaw and legislationUnited StatesHistory20th centuryRace discriminationLaw and legislationUnited StatesHistory20th centuryDiscrimination in educationUnited StatesHistory20th centuryRace discriminationUnited StatesHistory20th centuryAfrican AmericansSegregationPsychological aspectsHistory20th centurySociological jurisprudenceSocial justiceUnited StatesHistory20th centurySocial scientistsUnited StatesHistory20th centurySocial engineeringUnited StatesHistory20th centuryElectronic books.Discrimination in educationLaw and legislationHistoryRace discriminationLaw and legislationHistoryDiscrimination in educationHistoryRace discriminationHistoryAfrican AmericansSegregationPsychological aspectsHistorySociological jurisprudence.Social justiceHistorySocial scientistsHistorySocial engineeringHistory340/.115Jackson John P.1961-1047275MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910455664403321Social scientists for social justice2474761UNINA