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Author Buck, Stuart.

Title Acting White : the ironic legacy of desegregation / Stuart Buck.

Publication Info. New Haven [Conn.] : Yale University Press, [2010]
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 New Britain, Main Library - Non Fiction  371.829 B85    Check Shelf
Description viii, 261 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents Does "acting white" occur? -- Why should we care? How peers affect the achievement gap -- The history of black education in America -- What were black schools like? -- The closing of black schools -- The loss of black teachers and principals -- The rise of tracking -- When did 'acting white" arise? -- Where do we go from here?
Subject African American students.
School integration -- United States.
Educational equalization -- United States.
Minorities -- Education -- United States.
ISBN 9780300123913 alkaline paper
0300123914 alkaline paper
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