Peer reviewed
ERIC Number: EJ717478
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2004-Jun-22
Pages: 9
Abstractor: Author
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-2984
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The First Serious Implementation of Brown: The 1964 Civil Rights Act and Beyond
Brown, Frank
Journal of Negro Education, v73 n3 p182-190 Sum 2004
Information regarding the 1964 Civil Rights Act, its value and importance in the elimination of state-imposed school segregation is described. The 1964 granted the US Attorney General the power and authority to bring suits on behalf of the African American plaintiffs in thousands of school districts operating racially segregated public elementary and secondary schools.
Descriptors: School Segregation, Public Schools, Civil Rights Legislation, Equal Education, African American Education, Access to Education, Desegregation Litigation
Circulation Department, The Journal of Negro Education, P.O. Box 311, Howard University, Washington, DC 20059. Web site: http://www.journalnegroed.org; Tel: 202-806-8120; Fax: 202-806-8434; e-mail: jne@howard.edu.
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Elementary Education; Secondary Education
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Language: English
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