Social scientists for social justice
Subtitle: making the case against segregation
By: John P. Jackson, Jr.
Series: Critical America
Publisher: New York University Press
Published: 2001
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 291
Subjects: Brown, Oliver, -- 1918- -- Trials, litigation, etc; Topeka (Kan.). -- Board of Education -- Trials, litigation, etc; Discrimination in education -- Law and legislation -- United States -- History -- 20th century; Race discrimination -- Law and legislation -- United States -- History -- 20th century; Discrimination in education -- United States -- History -- 20th century; Race discrimination -- United States -- History -- 20th century; African Americans -- Segregation -- Psychological aspects -- History -- 20th century; Sociological jurisprudence; Social justice -- United States -- History -- 20th century; Social scientists -- United States -- History -- 20th century; Social engineering -- United States -- History -- 20th century
Genres: Trials, litigation, etc.
Description: Kenneth Clark's demonstration that Black children preferred white dolls to black ones was one of many studies to show the debilitating psychological effects of racism and segregation. Clark and other social scientists helped to break segregation.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 267-283) and index.
Table of contents: title: The study of race between the wars; title: Effect of World War II on study of racial prejudice; title: The American Jewish Congress; title: Pre-Brown litigation; title: Recruiting expert witnesses; title: Testimony of the experts; title: Supreme court hearings and decision, Brown I; title: Supreme court hearings and decision, Brown II; title: Committee of social science consultants.