| The People of Clarendon County Contributor(s): Davis, Ossie (Author), Bernstein, Alice (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0883782871 ISBN-13: 9780883782873 Publisher: Third World Press OUR PRICE: $13.46 Product Type: Paperback Published: January 2008 Annotation: This play is about the parents in South Carolina who risked their lives to file the first legal challenge to segregation in public schools. Their case led to Brown v. Board of Education and the historic 1954 Supreme Court decision outlawing segregation. The book includes biographical information on Ossie Davis; photographs; accounts of the civil rights struggle; and essays, based on the philosophy Aesthetic Realism, which explain the cause of and answer to racism. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Drama | American - General - Social Science | Ethnic Studies - African American Studies - Social Science | Discrimination & Race Relations |
| Dewey: 812.54 |
| LCCN: 2007906728 |
| Physical Information: 0.35" H x 6.04" W x 9" (0.50 lbs) 104 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1950's - Ethnic Orientation - African American - Topical - Black History - Geographic Orientation - Kansas |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This play is about the parents in South Carolina who risked their lives to file the first legal challenge to segregation in public schools. Their case led to Brown v. Board of Education and the historic 1954 Supreme Court decision outlawing segregation. The book includes biographical information on Ossie Davis; photographs; accounts of the civil rights struggle; and essays, based on the philosophy Aesthetic Realism, which explain the cause of and answer to racism. |