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Read [Joyce A. Baugh Book] * The Detroit School Busing Case: Milliken v. Bradley and the Controversy over Desegregation (Landmark Law Cases & American Society) Online * PDF eBook or Kindle ePUB free. The Detroit School Busing Case: Milliken v. Bradley and the Controversy over Desegregation (Landmark Law Cases & American Society) Board of Education, racial equality in American public education appeared to have a bright future. In its controversial 5-4 decision, the Court's new conservative majority ruled that, since there was no evidence that the suburban school districts had deliberately engaged in a policy of segregation, the lower court's remedy was "wholly impermissible" and not justified by Brown which the Court said could only address de jure, not de facto segregation. Bradley (1974). While the Court's majo
| Title | : | The Detroit School Busing Case: Milliken v. Bradley and the Controversy over Desegregation (Landmark Law Cases & American Society) |
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.54 (811 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0700617663 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 248 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-11-01 |
| Language | : | English |
Board of Education, racial equality in American public education appeared to have a bright future. In its controversial 5-4 decision, the Court's new conservative majority ruled that, since there was no evidence that the suburban school districts had deliberately engaged in a policy of segregation, the lower court's remedy was "wholly impermissible" and not justified by Brown which the Court said could only address de jure, not de facto segregation. Bradley (1974). While the Court's majority expressed concern that the district court's remedy threatened the sanctity of local control over schools, the minority contended that the decision would allow residential segregation to be used as a valid excuse for school segregation. What emerges is a detailed account of how and why Milliken came about, as well as its impact on the Court's school-desegregation jurisprudence and on public education in American cities.. In response, the NAACP sued the state on behalf of Ronald Bradley and other affected parents. In the wake of Brown v. While the literature on Brown is voluminous, Joyce Baugh's measured and insightful study offers the only available book-length analysis of Milliken, the first major desegregation case to originate outside the South.As Baugh chronicles, when the city of Detroit sought to address school segregation b
Thomas G. Matowitz Jr. said An objective and illuminating account. I had only the most general knowledge of Milliken v. Bradley prior to reading this book. The author does an excellent job of placing this story in a context , and explaining why it was, and remains , significant. The author's writing style has a very desirable quality, namely the ability to present complex issues and cases in a manner that is concise, accurate, and very clear.The book caused me to stop and think, and reflect about how similar issues played out here in the Cleveland area during the same time frame. I enjoyed the book, . A very good, accessible read This book isn't just on the Milliken case, it opens a window onto African Americans' long fight for equal education in Detroit, which dates back to the 19th century. A very good, accessible read.
Joyce A. . She is the author of Supreme Court Justices in the Post-Bork Era: Confirmation Politics and Judicial Performance and coauthor of The Real Clarence Thomas: Confirmation Veracity Meets Performance Reality and The Changing Supreme Court: Constitutional Rights and Liberties<
Douglas, author of Jim Crow Moves North: The Battle over Northern School Segregation, 1865-1954. Board of Education. From the Back Cover "An important book on the most important school desegregation case since Brown v. Full of riveting descriptions of the Supreme Court Justices' internal deliberations, the Nixon administration's maneuverings, and a contemporary political context that included anti-busing riots in Boston and growing demands from 'liberal' northern congressmen for a constitutional amendment to bar b
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