Format:
Online-Ressource (xii, 291 p)
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24 cm
Edition:
Online-Ausg. 2009 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
ISBN:
0814742718
Series Statement:
Critical America
Content:
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
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 253-279) and index
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Contents; Acknowledgments; A Scientific Conspiracy; Racial Science and the Anti-Nordic Conspiracy; Radical Right Underground; The South and the Scientific Backlash to; Organizing Massive Resistance and Organizing Science; The Attack on Brown; The Scientists React; Back to the Underground?; Notes; Bibliography; Index; About the Author
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Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780814742716
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Science for Segregation : Race, Law, and the Case against Brown v. Board of Education
Language:
English
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