Science For Segregation: Race, Law, And The Case Against Brown V. Board Of Education - Couverture rigide

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Jackson Jr., John P.

 
9780814742716: Science For Segregation: Race, Law, And The Case Against Brown V. Board Of Education
Couverture rigide
ISBN 10 : 0814742718 ISBN 13 : 9780814742716
Editeur : New York University Press, 2005

Synopsis

In this fascinating examination of the intriguing but understudied period following the landmark Brown v. Board of Education decision, John Jackson examines the scientific case aimed at dismantling the legislation.
Offering a trenchant assessment of the so-called scientific evidence, Jackson focuses on the 1959 formation of the International Society for the Advancement of Ethnology and Eugenics (IAAEE), whose expressed function was to objectively investigate racial differences and publicize their findings. Notable figures included Carleton Putnam, Wesley Critz George, and Carleton Coon. In an attempt to link race, eugenics and intelligence, they launched legal challenges to the Brown ruling, each chronicled here, that went to trial but ultimately failed.
The history Jackson presents speaks volumes about the legacy of racism, as we can see similar arguments alive and well today in such books as The Bell Curve and in other debates on race, science, and intelligence. With meticulous research and a nuanced understanding of the complexities of race and law, Jackson tells a disturbing tale about race in America.

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À propos de l'auteur

John P. Jackson, Jr., is Assistant Professor of Communication at the University of Colorado. He is also the author of Social Scientists for Social Justice: Making the Case against Segregation (NYU Press, 2001).

John P. Jackson Jr. is Assistant Professor of Communication at the University of Colorado, Boulder. He is the author of Science for Segregation: Race, Law, and the Case against Brown v. Board of Education, also published by NYU Press.

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Éditeur
New York University Press
Date d'édition
2005
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0814742718
ISBN 13 
9780814742716
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
291
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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