Dawn of desegregation : J.A. De Laine and Briggs v. Elliott
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Type
Book
Authors
ISBN 10
1611171407
ISBN 13
9781611171402
DDC
344.73
Category
American Law
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Publication Year
2011
Publisher
Pages
xiv, 212 pages
Subject
Slavery and Civil Rights
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Abstract
"Though De Laine and the brave parents who filed Briggs v. Elliott initially lost their lawsuit in district court, the case grew in significance when the plaintiffs appealed the decision to the U.S. Supreme Court. Three years after the appeal, the Briggs case was one of the five lawsuits that shared the historic Brown decision. However, the ruling did not prevent De Laine and his family from suffering vicious reprisals from vindictive white citizens. In 1955, after he was shot at and his church was burned to the ground, De Laine prudently fled South Carolina in order to save his life. He died in exile in Charlotte, North Carolina, in 1974. Fifty years after the Supreme Court's decision, De Laine was awarded the Congressional Gold Medal in recognition of his role in reshaping the American civil rights landscape."--Jacket
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Content:
Briars of discrimination -- Spokesman for the disenfranchised -- The challenge -- Ups and downs -- Transition -- June 8 -- Across the Rubicon -- An offer that was refused -- Warnings -- Showdown on Main -- A not-so-merry Christmas -- Liar, liar -- Moving on -- Federal District Court -- Verdicts -- New evil -- Armageddon.
Briars of discrimination -- Spokesman for the disenfranchised -- The challenge -- Ups and downs -- Transition -- June 8 -- Across the Rubicon -- An offer that was refused -- Warnings -- Showdown on Main -- A not-so-merry Christmas -- Liar, liar -- Moving on -- Federal District Court -- Verdicts -- New evil -- Armageddon.
Biblio Notes
Includes bibliographical references and index
Number of Copies
1
Library | Accession‎ No | Call No | Copy No | Edition | Location | Availability |
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Main | 1551 | USA SCR GONA 2011 | 1 | Yes |