Table of Contents

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  1. The Dred Scott Case (1857)
    1. America in 1857
    2. Case Background
    3. In the Federal Judicial System
    4. The Supreme Court's Decision
    5. Republican Reaction
    6. Democratic Reaction
    7. The Impact of Dred Scott
  2. After the Civil War (1865-1900)
    1. The State of Blacks
    2. Plessy v. Ferguson
  3. Early Civil Rights Struggles (1945-1955)
    1. Integration in Universities
    2. Brown v. Board of Education
    3. The Murder of Emmett Till
  4. The Civil Rights Movement (1955-1965)
    1. The Montgomery Bus Boycott
    2. Sit-Ins
    3. The Freedom Rides
    4. Birmingham
    5. The March on Washington
    6. Mississippi and Freedom Summer
    7. Selma
  5. School Integration (1955-1975)
    1. Little Rock, Arkansas
      1. Background
      2. Governor Faubus Resists Integration
      3. The Little Rock Nine Enters Central High
      4. Eisenhower Sends Federal Troops
      5. Public Schools Shut Down
    2. Prince George's County, Maryland
      1. Background
      2. Early Steps Towards Desegregation
      3. HEW Steps In
      4. Turning to Busing
    3. Washington, D.C.
      1. Background
      2. Bolling v. Sharpe
      3. Moving Towards Desegregation
      4. The Track System
    4. Boston, Massachusetts
      1. Background
      2. Boston Under the Phase I Plan
      3. Devising the Phase II Plan
      4. Phase II In Action
  6. Bibliography

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