Former Dickinson Law Prof. Pens Book on Desegregation of Northern Grammar School

Author to Hold Book Signing at Dickinson Law in historic Carlisle 8/9 as Part of Nationwide Tour.
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CARLISLE, Pa. - Aug. 6, 2015 - PRLog -- Peter C. Alexander, former faculty member at the Penn State-Dickinson School of Law and former law school dean at Southern Illinois University and Indiana Tech, has written a book with his father, Leonard M. Alexander, retired postal supervisor. The book chronicles the desegregation of the school district in their hometown of Hillburn, New York and it is entitled, “It Takes a Village: The Integration of the Hillburn School System” and it is published by Page Publishing in New York City.

The Alexanders both live in Illinois, but they are embarking on a limited book tour to share their story with readers. They will be the featured guests at a book signing event at The Dickinson School of Law of the Pennsylvania State University, in Carlisle, Pennsylvania on Sunday, August 10 from 3:00pm to 5:00pm. The authors will make a brief presentation from 3:00-3:30 and the book signing will follow immediately thereafter. The event is open to the public and autographed copies of the book will be available at $15 each.

Hillburn is a village of approximately 1,000 residents, just 40 miles northwest of New York City and, until 1943, its elementary school children were sent to separate schools, divided by race. The Hillburn Main School (known locally as the “white school”) was a modern 2-story stucco building with many amenities necessary to foster learning. Brook School (known locally as the “colored school”) was a rundown, small building that looked more like a house than a school and it lacked indoor plumbing, physical education space, or even a library.

The integration of the school system was the result of the efforts of Alexander family patriarch, Thomas Ulysses Alexander, who was the president of the local NAACP chapter, along with representatives of the NAACP legal department, including attorney Thurgood Marshall. The book tells the story of how these two men, and others, successfully forced the school board to close Brook School in 1943, over a decade before the historic U.S. Supreme Court decision in Brown v. Board of Education.

To interview the authors prior to the book signing, contact Peter Alexander directly at peter.alexander.1010@gmail.com or contact us at Sales@ShawneeBooks.pub.

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