Boston Against Busing: Race, Class, and Ethnicity in the 1960s and 1970s - Tapa blanda

Formisano, Ronald P.

 
9780807855263: Boston Against Busing: Race, Class, and Ethnicity in the 1960s and 1970s
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ISBN 10: 080785526X ISBN 13: 9780807855263
Editorial: The University of North Carolina Press, 2004

Sinopsis

Perhaps the most spectacular reaction to court-ordered busing in the 1970s occurred in Boston, where there was intense and protracted protest. Ron Formisano explores the sources of white opposition to school desegregation. Racism was a key factor, Formisano argues, but racial prejudice alone cannot explain the movement. Class resentment, ethnic rivalries, and the defense of neighborhood turf all played powerful roles in the protest.

In a new epilogue, Formisano brings the story up to the present day, describing the end of desegregation orders in Boston and other cities. He also examines the nationwide trend toward 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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Acerca del autor

Ronald P. Formisano is William T. Bryan Chair of American History at the University of Kentucky and author of The Transformation of Political Culture: Massachusetts Parties, 1780s-1840s.

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Editorial
The University of North Carolina Press
Año de publicación
2004
Idioma
Inglés
ISBN 10 
080785526X
ISBN 13 
9780807855263
Encuadernación
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Número de edición
2
Número de páginas
372
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9780807819296: Boston Against Busing: Race, Class, and Ethnicity in the 1960s and 1970s

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