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Science for Segregation : Race, Law, and the Case against Brown v. Board of Education.
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...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
NYU Press,
2005.
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| Series: | Critical America.
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| Online Access: |
Full text (Wentworth users only) |
| Local Note: | ProQuest Ebook Central |
| Summary: | 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. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (304 pages) |
| ISBN: | 9780814743263 0814743269 |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Print version record. |