Segregation and the Schools

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New York, Public Affairs Committee, 1954, Softcover

First Edition, Very good

Public Affairs Pamphlet No. 209, issued "with the cooperation of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People" [NAACP]. 7" x 5", 28 pp, in original stapled wrappers. Moderate cover wear, internals clean; about very good. 

Published within a month of the U.S. Supreme Court's landmark decision in Brown vs. Board of Education of Topeka, which declared racial segregations in public schools to be unconstitutional, this pamphlet offers a concise history of the social movements and legal considerations leading up to the decision, a review of some previous integration efforts, and a discussion of the challenges and variables to be considered in approaching integration on the community level.  The Public Affairs Committee was a non-profit organization that sought to educate the public on complex social and economic issues via accessible and affordable publication such as this.