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The Resource Integration now : Alexander v. Holmes and the end of Jim Crow education, William P. Hustwit

Integration now : Alexander v. Holmes and the end of Jim Crow education, William P. Hustwit

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  • "Recovering the history of a landmark Supreme Court case that has received surprisingly little attention from scholars, William P. Hustwit assesses the significant role that Alexander v. Holmes (1969) played in integrating the South's public schools and argues that the Alexander decision was ultimately more decisive than Brown v. Board in terminating public school segregation. Although the Brown ruling has rightly received the lion's share of attention, its ambiguous implementation language -- 'all deliberate speed' -- led to more than a decade of delays and resistance by whites. Alexander v. Holmes required 'integration now, ' and less than a year later, thousands of children were attending integrated schools"--
  • Recovering the history of an often-ignored landmark Supreme Court case, William P. Hustwit assesses the significant role that Alexander v. Holmes (1969) played in integrating the South's public schools. Although Brown v. Board of Education has rightly received the lion's share of historical analysis, its ambiguous language for implementation led to more than a decade of delays and resistance by local and state governments. Alexander v. Holmes required 'integration now, ' and less than a year later, thousands of children were attending integrated schools. Hustwit traces the progression of the Alexander case to show how grassroots activists in Mississippi operated hand in glove with lawyers and judges involved in the litigation. By combining a narrative of the larger legal battle surrounding the case and the story of the local activists who pressed for change, Hustwit offers an innovative, well-researched account of a definitive legal decision that reaches from the cotton fields of Holmes County to the chambers of the Supreme Court in Washington
Language
eng
Work
Publication
Extent
1 online resource (xiii, 266 pages)
Contents
  • Introduction
  • Race and education before Alexander
  • The Holmes County movement
  • The grassroots and the lawyers
  • Pleading for the Fifth
  • All the president's mendacity
  • Alexander in the high court
  • An imperfect revolution : enforcing Alexander
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9781469648576
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Integration now : Alexander v. Holmes and the end of Jim Crow education
Title
Integration now
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Alexander v. Holmes and the end of Jim Crow education
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William P. Hustwit
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Author
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Language
eng
Summary
  • "Recovering the history of a landmark Supreme Court case that has received surprisingly little attention from scholars, William P. Hustwit assesses the significant role that Alexander v. Holmes (1969) played in integrating the South's public schools and argues that the Alexander decision was ultimately more decisive than Brown v. Board in terminating public school segregation. Although the Brown ruling has rightly received the lion's share of attention, its ambiguous implementation language -- 'all deliberate speed' -- led to more than a decade of delays and resistance by whites. Alexander v. Holmes required 'integration now, ' and less than a year later, thousands of children were attending integrated schools"--
  • Recovering the history of an often-ignored landmark Supreme Court case, William P. Hustwit assesses the significant role that Alexander v. Holmes (1969) played in integrating the South's public schools. Although Brown v. Board of Education has rightly received the lion's share of historical analysis, its ambiguous language for implementation led to more than a decade of delays and resistance by local and state governments. Alexander v. Holmes required 'integration now, ' and less than a year later, thousands of children were attending integrated schools. Hustwit traces the progression of the Alexander case to show how grassroots activists in Mississippi operated hand in glove with lawyers and judges involved in the litigation. By combining a narrative of the larger legal battle surrounding the case and the story of the local activists who pressed for change, Hustwit offers an innovative, well-researched account of a definitive legal decision that reaches from the cotton fields of Holmes County to the chambers of the Supreme Court in Washington
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Hustwit, William P
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379.2/6309762625
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government publication of a state province territory dependency etc
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  • illustrations
  • maps
Index
index present
LC call number
LC214.22.M7
LC item number
H87 2019eb
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
  • dictionaries
  • bibliography
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  • Alexander, Beatrice
  • Holmes County (Miss.)
  • School integration
  • School integration
  • African Americans
  • Alexander, Beatrice
  • EDUCATION
  • EDUCATION
  • LAW
  • African Americans
  • School integration
  • School integration
  • Trials
  • Mississippi
  • United States
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Integration now : Alexander v. Holmes and the end of Jim Crow education, William P. Hustwit
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unknown
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 171-256) and index
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online resource
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  • cr
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rdacarrier
Color
multicolored
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Introduction -- Race and education before Alexander -- The Holmes County movement -- The grassroots and the lawyers -- Pleading for the Fifth -- All the president's mendacity -- Alexander in the high court -- An imperfect revolution : enforcing Alexander
Control code
1084655237
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unknown
Extent
1 online resource (xiii, 266 pages)
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unknown
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online
Isbn
9781469648576
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unknown
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computer
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rdamedia
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  • c
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illustrations, maps
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22573/ctvbx93x1
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not applicable
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unknown
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unknown sound
Specific material designation
remote
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(OCoLC)1084655237
Label
Integration now : Alexander v. Holmes and the end of Jim Crow education, William P. Hustwit
Publication
Copyright
Antecedent source
unknown
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 171-256) and index
Carrier category
online resource
Carrier category code
  • cr
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
multicolored
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Introduction -- Race and education before Alexander -- The Holmes County movement -- The grassroots and the lawyers -- Pleading for the Fifth -- All the president's mendacity -- Alexander in the high court -- An imperfect revolution : enforcing Alexander
Control code
1084655237
Dimensions
unknown
Extent
1 online resource (xiii, 266 pages)
File format
unknown
Form of item
online
Isbn
9781469648576
Level of compression
unknown
Media category
computer
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • c
Other physical details
illustrations, maps
http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
22573/ctvbx93x1
Quality assurance targets
not applicable
Reformatting quality
unknown
Sound
unknown sound
Specific material designation
remote
System control number
(OCoLC)1084655237

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