Other noteworthy titles.A Black and White Case: How Affirmative Action Survived Its Greatest Legal Challenge by Greg Stohr, Bloomberg Press September 2004, $26.95 ISBN ISBN abbr. International Standard Book Number ISBN International Standard Book Number ISBN n abbr (= International Standard Book Number) → ISBN m 1-576-60170-6 Storh, an award-winning Supreme Court reporter for Bloomberg News, follows the history of the 2003 University of Michigan (body, education) University of Michigan - A large cosmopolitan university in the Midwest USA. Over 50000 students are enrolled at the University of Michigan's three campuses. The students come from 50 states and over 100 foreign countries. Supreme Court cases on affirmative action, one the most important decisions from the court in years on the fundamental and divisive subject of race relations in America. I'll Find a Way or Make One by Juan Williams and Dwayne Ashley Amistad, November 2004 $35.00 ISBN 0-060-09453-2 Williams, author of Eyes on the Prize Eyes on the Prize is a 14-hour documentary series about the American Civil Rights Movement that aired in two parts. Part one, six hours long, originally aired on PBS in early 1987 as Eyes on the Prize: America's Civil Rights Years (1954-1965). , and Ashley, president of the Thurgood Marshall Scholarship Fund Thurgood Marshall successfully argued the 1954 landmark case Brown v. Board of Education, ordering desegregation of public schools. He later became the first African-American appointed to serve as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. , have produced a definitive reference book that explores the historical, social and cultural importance of America's 108 Historically Black Colleges and Universities Historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) are institutions of higher education in the United States that were established before 1964 with the intention of serving the African American community. They are often liberal arts colleges or universities. (HBCUs). The first of its kind, the book includes personal interviews, historical narratives, photographs, and comprehensive reference material. |
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