The NAACP's Legal Strategy against Segregated Education, 1925-1950, With a New Epilogue by the Author

The NAACP's fight against segregated education--the first public interest litigation campaign--culminated in the 1954 Brown decision. While touching on the general social, political, and economic climate in which the NAACP acted, Mark V. Tushnet emphasizes the internal workings of the organization as revealed in its own documents. He argues that the dedication and the political and legal skills of staff members such as Walter White, Charles Hamilton Houston, and Thurgood Marshall were responsible for the ultimate success of public interest law. This edition contains a new epilogue by the author that addresses general questions of litigation strategy, the persistent question of whether the Brown decision mattered, and the legacy of Brown through the Burger and Rehnquist courts. The Naacp's Fight Against Segregated Education - The First Public Interest Litigation Campaign - Culminated In The 1954 Brown Decision. While Touching On The General Social, Political, And Economic Climate In Which The Naacp Acted, Mark V. Tushnet Emphasizes The Internal Workings Of The Organization As Revealed In Its Own Documents. He Argues That The Dedication And Political And Legal Skills Of Staff Members Such As Walter White, Charles Hamilton Houston, And Thurgood Marshall Were Responsible For The Ultimate Success Of Public Interest Law. This Edition Contains A New Epilogue By The Author That Addresses General Questions Of Litigation Strategy, The Contested Question Of Whether The Brown Decision Mattered, And The Legacy Of Brown Through The Burger And Rehnquist Courts.--jacket. Setting The Course: The Grant From The Garland Fund -- The Legal Background: From Margold To Houston -- The Influence Of The Staff -- Thurgood Marshall And The Maryland Connection -- Securing The Precedents: Gaines And Alston -- The Campaign In The 1940s: Contingencies, Adaptations, And The Problem Of Staff -- The Strategy Of Delay And The Direct Attack On Segregation -- Conclusion: Some Lessons From The Campaign. Mark V. Tushnet ; [with A New Epilogue By The Author]. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 225-236) And Index. The NAACP was founded in 1909 by a biracial group desiring to counter an increase in white violence against blacks throughout the country.