Desegregation

By Nick Treanor

Book Overview

This anthology is a collection of key primary documents relating to desegregation in the United States. Topics discussed include the arguments offered for and against racial segregation, the role of federal, state and local governments, and the nature and importance of protest and civil disobedience. The final chapter is devoted to social and residential segregation in the North, which differed from the legally imposed segregation of the South.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 073771302X
• ISBN13: 9780737713022
• Release Date: October 2002
• Publisher: Greenhaven Press
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.77 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 8.3"
• Age Range: 13 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 8