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The warren court and the black community, 1980

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Jones, Shelby J

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Degree Type: thesisDegree Name: Master of Arts (MA)Date of Degree: 1980Granting Institution: Atlanta UniversityDepartment/ School: Department of Political ScienceU.S. Supreme Court decisions involving the black community were studied for the 1953-1969 terms, the Warren Court ear. The hypothesis of the study was that after 1962 when the Court achieved a liberal majority the decisions would be more favorable to the black community than was true before 1962. This hypothesis was tested by the use of an eight point scale evaluation of each c-f the. sixty-eight cases studied. The hypothesis was proved correct. The Warren Court was more favorable to the black community during its liberal period than during its conservative period.
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Boone, William
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