Book Recommendation: Root and Branch

March 2, 2010 by blackgirlgrown
Filed under race

What: Root and Branch: Charles Hamilton Houston, Thurgood Marshall, and the Struggle to End Segregation by Rawn James, Jr.

The Supreme Court’s decision in Brown v. Board of Education is widely considered a seminal point in the battle to end segregation, but it was in fact the culmination of a decades-long legal campaign. Root and Branch is the epic story of the two fiercely dedicated lawyers who led the fight from county courthouses to the marble halls of the Supreme Court, and, in the process, laid the legal foundations of the civil rights movement.

Why: Because we ought to know our own history, and learn from the triumphs, experiences, and challenges of our forefathers and foremothers. HT to The Root for featuring an excerpt of Root and Branch.

Buy: Available on Amazon.com and other outlets.