How Did Kenneth B. Clark's Fight For Equality

In 1954, seventeen states and Washington D.C. still had schools that were racially segregated; another four states allowed segregation on the grounds that it was up to the local school districts to decide (Benjamin Jr. & Crouse, 2004). The last major attempt to desegregate schools took place in 1896; however, this attempt was unsuccessful (Bergner, 2009). This decision did not stop people from fighting for equality. The National Association for the Advancement of Coloured People (NAACP) began its appeal of the 1896 decision in the 1930s (Philogène, 2004a). It would be approximately twenty years later, in 1951, when the NAACP would approach Kenneth B. Clark and change the course of American history (Benjamin Jr. & Crouse, 2004).
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