To Be Brown in Brazil: Education and Segregation Latin American Style Colloquium - Relearning Brown: Applying the Lessons of Brown to the Challenges of the Twenty-First Century

Authors

Tanya K. Hernandez, Fordham University School of LawFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Title

New York University Review of Law & Social Change

Volume

29

Publication Date

2004

Keywords

Brazil, segregation

Abstract

As a scholar who studies civil rights movements from a comparative perspective, the commemoration of the fiftieth anniversary of the Brown v. Board of Education1 decision causes me to query the power of Brown as a symbol of equality outside of the United States. Because there is a larger community of African descendants living in Latin America and the Caribbean than there is in the United States, examining the role of Brown in Latin America and the Caribbean is particularly worthwhile. Furthermore, focusing on the Latin American and Caribbean contexts is also relevant due to the significant influence of the U.S. civil rights movement in inspiring Latin American social justice movements

Recommended Citation

Tanya K. Hernandez, To Be Brown in Brazil: Education and Segregation Latin American Style Colloquium - Relearning Brown: Applying the Lessons of Brown to the Challenges of the Twenty-First Century, 29 N.Y.U. Rev. L. & Soc. Change 683 (2004-2005)
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