Boston against busing
Formisano Ronald P2004
Book
Total copies: 2
Subject: This book looks at the reaction in Boston, Massachusetts, USA to court-ordered bussing in the 1970s. The author explores the sources of white opposition to school desegregation. Racism was a key factor, he argues, but racial prejudice alone cannot explain the movement. Class resentment, ethnic rivalries, and the defence of neighbourhood turf all played powerful roles in the protest. He also examines the nationwide trend towards the resegregation of schools, which he explains is the result of Supreme Court decisions, attacks on affirmative action, white flight, and other factors. He closes with a brief look at the few school districts that have attempted to base school assignment policies on class or economic status.
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Edition:
Rev. ed
Imprint:
Chapel Hill 2004 University of North Carolina Press
Collation:
354p
ISBN:
080785526X
Dewey class:
HI.3.02FORHI.3.02/FOR
Local class:
HI.3.02/FOR
Language:
English
BRN:
1839787