| Description |
1 online resource (xxi, 346 p.) |
| Contents |
The class of 1980 -- Six desegregated high schools -- Racially mixed schools in a separate and unequal society -- We're all the same, aren't we? -- Close together but still apart: friendships across race only went so far -- Why it was worth it -- More diverse than my current life -- But that was a different time -- The souls of desegregated folk |
| Summary |
This is the untold story of a generation that experienced one of the most extraordinary chapters in our nation's history--school desegregation. Many have attempted to define desegregation, which peaked in the late 1970s, as either a success or a failure; surprisingly few have examined the experiences of the students who lived though it. Featuring the voices of blacks, whites, and Latinos who graduated in 1980 from racially diverse schools, Both Sides Now offers a powerful firsthand account of how desegregation affected students--during high school and later in life. Their stories, set in a rich |
| Notes |
"George Gund Foundation imprint in African American studies"--P. [ii] |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 321-337) and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed |
| Subject |
School integration -- United States -- Case studies
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Minority high school students -- United States -- Case studies
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EDUCATION -- Administration -- General.
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EDUCATION -- Educational Policy & Reform -- General.
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EDUCATION -- General.
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Minority high school students
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School integration
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Nationale Minderheit
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Schulische Integration
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United States
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USA
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| Genre/Form |
Case studies
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Wells, Amy Stuart, 1961-
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| LC no. |
2021696697 |
| ISBN |
9780520942486 |
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0520942485 |
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1282360752 |
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9781282360754 |
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9786612360756 |
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6612360755 |
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