Simple Justice: The History of Brown v. Board of Education and Black America's Struggle for Equality, written by Richard Kluger and published by Alfred A. Knopf in two volumes 1975 and in a single-volume edition in 1976,[1][2] was a finalist for the 1977 National Book Award in the History category.[3] It is a detailed history of the litigation leading up to the United States Supreme Court decision in Brown v. Board of Education (1954) and its aftermath. The book has been called "a classic of legal history."[4] On January 18, 1993, a documentary based on the book was broadcast as an episode of the American Experience series during the fifth season.[5] A revised and expanded edition was published in 2004.[4][6]
 First edition | |
| Author | Richard Kluger |
|---|---|
| Genre | Legal history |
| Published | 1975 (Alfred A. Knopf) |
| Publication place | United States |
| Pages | 823 (1st ed.) |
| ISBN | 0-394-47289-6 |
| OCLC | 1602027 |
| 344/.73/0798 | |
| LC Class | KF4155 .K55 1976 |
References
edit- ^ Kluger, Richard (1975). Simple Justice: The History of Brown v. Board of Education and Black America's Struggle for Equality. Vol. 1. Alfred A. Knopf. OCLC 6978845.
- ^ Kluger, Richard (1976). Simple Justice: The History of Brown v. Board of Education and Black America's Struggle for Equality. Alfred A. Knopf. ISBN 0-394-47289-6. OCLC 1602027.
- ^ "Simple Justice: The History of Brown v. Board of Education and Black America's Struggle for Equality". National Book Awards. Retrieved 2022-02-08.
- ^ a b Schmidt, Christopher (September 2004). "A Classic and Its Progeny". H-Net. Retrieved 2016-08-01.
- ^ Head, Helaine (January 18, 1993). "Simple Justice". American Experience. Season 5. Episode 8. PBS. Retrieved 2016-08-02.
- ^ Kluger, Richard (2004). Simple Justice: The History of Brown v. Board of Education and Black America's Struggle for Equality. Alfred A. Knopf. ISBN 9780307546081.
External links
edit- Clips from the American Experience episode
- Richard Kluger's Homepage for Simple Justice
- Review in Yale Law Journal by Burke Marshall.
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