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Reflections On Brown Vs. Board Of Education: Four Law Librarians Share Their Experiences Growing Up During The Brown Era, April Schwartz, Marvin R. Anderson, Yvonne Chandler, Ruth J. Hill
Reflections On Brown Vs. Board Of Education: Four Law Librarians Share Their Experiences Growing Up During The Brown Era, April Schwartz, Marvin R. Anderson, Yvonne Chandler, Ruth J. Hill
Scholarly Works
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Brown'S Legacy Then And Now: Race And Law School Admissions Debates Continue After Nearly 70 Years, Lauren M. Collins
Brown'S Legacy Then And Now: Race And Law School Admissions Debates Continue After Nearly 70 Years, Lauren M. Collins
Law Faculty Articles and Essays
Next month marks the 50th anniversary of the landmark desegregation case Brown v. Board of Education. Although this case represents a major victory in the battle for civil rights, the struggle against racism in education began some 20 years prior to Brown. During the 1930s and 1940s, at least seven African-American law school candidates aggressively challenged the unequal treatment of minority applicants in state courts, some eventually reaching the U.S. Supreme Court. Early successes in these cases lead to the more sweeping Brown decision, which then contributed to further law school admission policy reform. Discussion about the role of …
The Hypothetical Opinion In Grutter V. Bollinger From The Perspective Of The Road Not Taken In Brown V. Board Of Education, Kevin D. Brown
The Hypothetical Opinion In Grutter V. Bollinger From The Perspective Of The Road Not Taken In Brown V. Board Of Education, Kevin D. Brown
Articles by Maurer Faculty
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George Bundy Smith - A Good Lawyer , John D. Feerick
George Bundy Smith - A Good Lawyer , John D. Feerick
Faculty Scholarship
As I have noted elsewhere, if I were asked to pick one moment in the legal history of the country where what ought to be came together with what is, it would be the unanimous decision of nine white men in Brown v. Board of Education dismantling the segregation of white and black children in public education. This was a watershed moment in the history of law. As Judge Robert Carter of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York has written, this decision will "always stand at the highest pinnacle of American judicial expression because …
Brown Did Not Fail America, America Failed Brown, Patricia A. Broussard
Brown Did Not Fail America, America Failed Brown, Patricia A. Broussard
Journal Publications
It is my belief that the failure of Brown v. Board of Education and the continuing problem of race in America stems from the fact that America never took ownership of the promise of Brown, and instead, viewed the decision purely in terms of desegregation, as opposed to integration. Consequently, integration has remained a concept instead of an action item. Implicit in this notion of desegregation is the idea that the races sit next to one another, while the concept of integration carries with it a much heavier burden. It appears that the races have never made a personal …
The Road Not Taken In Brown: Recognizing The Dual Harm Of Segregation, Kevin D. Brown
The Road Not Taken In Brown: Recognizing The Dual Harm Of Segregation, Kevin D. Brown
Articles by Maurer Faculty
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After Grutter V. Bollinger-- Revisiting The Desegregation Era From The Perspective Of The Post-Desegregation Era, Kevin D. Brown
After Grutter V. Bollinger-- Revisiting The Desegregation Era From The Perspective Of The Post-Desegregation Era, Kevin D. Brown
Articles by Maurer Faculty
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Brown V. Board Of Education: Reexamination Of The Desegregation Of Public Education From The Perspective Of The Post-Desegregation Era, Kevin D. Brown
Brown V. Board Of Education: Reexamination Of The Desegregation Of Public Education From The Perspective Of The Post-Desegregation Era, Kevin D. Brown
Articles by Maurer Faculty
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