Civil Rights
Rhetoric or Reality
HarperCollins · Print & ebook · December 17, 1985
It is now more than three decades since the historic Supreme Court decision on desegregation, Brown v.
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- Who it’s for
- A tough, factual look at what followed Brown v. Board of Education—and which hopes endured.
- Themes
- Civil rights policy outcomes, Historical reassessment, Desegregation
- Genres
- Civil Rights, Race & Ethnic Relations, Race & Discrimination
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It is now more than three decades since the historic Supreme Court decision on desegregation, Brown v. Board of Education. Thomas Sowell takes a tough, factual look at what has actually happened over these decades -- as distinguished from the hopes with which they began or the rhetoric with which they continue, Who has gained and who has lost?
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Which of the assumptions behind the civil rights revolution have stood the test of time and which have proven to be mistaken or even catastrophic to those who were supposed to be helped?
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A tough, factual look at what followed Brown v. Board of Education—and which hopes endured.
Come here for
- A look beyond the rhetoric surrounding desegregation
- Questions about who gained and who lost
Expect
- A review of civil-rights assumptions against later outcomes
- A pointed account of claims that proved mistaken or harmful
Where it sits
| Civil Rights | 71% |
|---|---|
| Race & Ethnic Relations | 39% |
| Race & Discrimination | 21% |
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- Civil Rights
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- Political Writing
- World Politics
- Ethnic Studies
- Authors
- Thomas Sowell
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Published
- December 17, 1985
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Civil rights policy outcomes · Historical reassessment · Desegregation
- Reading lane
- Civil Rights