Blacks Against Brown by Charise L Cheney

Blacks Against Brown by Charise L Cheney

Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas (1954) is regarded as one of the most significant civil rights moments in American history. Historical observers have widely viewed this landmark Supreme Court decision as a significant sign of racial progress for African Americans. However, there is another historical perspective that tells a much more complex tale of Black resistance to the NAACP's decision to pursue desegregating America's public schools.

This multifaceted history documents the intra-racial conflict among Black Topekans over the city's segregated schools. Black resistance to school integration challenges conventional narratives about Brown by highlighting community concerns about economic and educational opportunities for Black educators and students and Black residents' pride in all-Black schools. This history of the local story behind Brown v. Board contributes to a literature that provides a fuller and more complex perspective on African Americans and their relationship to Black education and segregated schools during the Jim Crow era.

“Well-researched and accessible, this work is invaluable to expanding our current understanding of this historic decision”—Ms. Magazine

Charise L. Cheney is professor of Indigenous, race, and ethnic studies at the University of Oregon.

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ISBN 13	9781469681641
ISBN 10	1469681641
Title	Blacks Against Brown
Author	Charise L Cheney
Series	The John Hope Franklin Series In African American History And Culture
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	The University of North Carolina Press
Year published	2024-11-19
Number of pages	270
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