New York Times Book Review: Who Desegregated America’s Schools? Black Women

“Devlin reminds us that the task of publicly and constitutionally challenging racial discrimination in education was laid on the bodies of black girls. This is a reality with which America has yet to reckon....‘A Girl Stands at the Door’ tells an important story about young black women who ushered in a movement.”

Elizabeth AzenAugust 1, 2018LeRhonda S. Manigault-Bryant, Brown v. Board of Education, Keisha N. Blain, Rachel Devlin, A Girl Stands at the Door, N.A.A.C.P., Roberts v. City of Boston, Marguerite Daisy Carr, NYT, New York Times, NYTBR