| Description |
xxv, 452 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Foreword / James E. Ryan -- Introduction / Kristi L. Bowman -- Pt. I: Mendez, Brown, and the Civil Rights Act : Mendez (1946): Standing on the shoulders of Mendez v. Westminster / Frederick P. Aguirre ; Our children are Americans: Mendez v. Westminster and Mexican American rights / Philippa Strum ; Pursuing equity at the intersection of school desegregation, English-language instruction, and immigration / Kristi L. Bowman ; Brown (1954): The rest of the story of Brown v. Board of Education / Cheryl Brown Henderson ; Brown v. Board of Education: an axe in the frozen sea of racism / Jack Greenberg ; Integrating an all-white high school in the segregated south: memories, challenges, and lessons learned / Patricia A. Edwards ; Brown's 60th anniversary: a story of judicial isolation / Wendy Parker ; The Civil Rights Act (1964): Massive resistance before the Civil Rights Act: the integration of Little Rock Central High School / John J. (Jack) Feeheley ; Equity in education: the present and future of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 / Allison R. Brown ; Defining discrimination: intent, impact, and the future of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 / Derek W. Black -- Pt. II: Desegregation unfolds : Milliken (1974) : Milliken v. Bradley: a judicial betrayal of Brown / Nathaniel R. Jones ; School desegregation in metropolitan Detroit: struggling for justice in a divided and troubled community / Joyce A. Baugh ; Milliken and the prospects for racial diversity in U.S. public schools / Charles T. Clotfelter ; Jenkins (1995): Missouri v. Jenkins: a remedy without objective limitation / John R. Munich ; Missed opportunities, enduring legacies: school segregation and desegregation in Kansas City, Missouri / Kevin Fox Gotham ; The legal legacy of Missouri v. Jenkins / Kristi L. Bowman ; Parents involved and Meredith (2007): Meredith v. Jefferson County Board of Education: a community committed to diverse schools / Byron E. Leet ; Making schools more separate and unequal: Parents Involved in Community Schools v. Seattle School District No. 1 / Erwin Chemerinsky ; Contesting white accumulation in Seattle: toward a materialist antiracist analysis of school desegregation / Michael J. Dumas -- Pt. III: Looking to the future : After unitary status: examining voluntary integration strategies for Southern school districts / Danielle R. Holley-Walker ; Voluntary integration and school board leadership in Louisville, Kentucky / Erica Frankenberg and Sarah Diem ; How adequacy litigation fails to fulfill the promise of Brown (but how it can get us closer) / David Hinojosa and Karolina Walters ; Teacher evaluation and collective bargaining: the new frontier of civil rights / Benjamin M. Superfine and Jessica J. Gottlieb ; Education and civil rights: lessons of six decades and challenges of a changed society / Gary Orfield. |
| Summary |
A collection of works on racial and ethnic discrimination in American public schools. Discusses several cases relating to that topic: Méndez (1946); Brown (1954); The Civil Rights Act (1964); Milliken (1974); Jenkins (1995); Parents Involved and Meredith (2007). |
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Segregation in education -- Law and legislation -- United States -- History.
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Discrimination in education -- Law and legislation -- United States -- History.
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School integration -- Law and legislation -- United States -- History.
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Discrimination in education -- Law and legislation.
(OCoLC)fst00895042
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School integration -- Law and legislation.
(OCoLC)fst01107481
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Segregation in education -- Law and legislation.
(OCoLC)fst01111224
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United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
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| Genre/Form |
History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
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| Added Author |
Bowman, Kristi L., 1976- editor.
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Ryan, James E. (James Edward), writer of foreword.
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| ISBN |
9781611861808 (paperback) |
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1611861802 (paperback) |
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9781609174675 (e-book ;) (PDF) |
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9781628952391 (e-book ;) (e-PUB) |
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9781628962390 (e-book ;) (Kindle) |
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