Tanaka Criminal Law Casebook

Resource 1 . 4 . 1

12 minutes

Duncan v. Louisiana

Elizabeth Tanaka

For more context re the issue of integrating schools in the years leading up to the incident in this case, you can start with this interview of Ruby Bridges.

Warning: the video includes her repeating a racist slur (n*****) that was directed at her.

Supreme Court of the United States

391 U.S. 145, 88 S. Ct. 1444, 20 L. Ed. 2d 491, 1968 U.S. LEXIS 1631, SCDB 1967-122

No. 410

1968-05-20

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