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Wells Amy |
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Both sides now [[electronic resource] ] : the story of school desegregation's graduates / / Amy Stuart Wells ... [et al.] |
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Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2009 |
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ISBN |
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1-282-36075-2 |
9786612360756 |
0-520-94248-5 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (369 p.) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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School integration - United States |
Minority high school students - United States |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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"George Gund Foundation imprint in African American studies"--P. [ii]. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 321-337) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Front matter -- Contents -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- 1. The Class of 1980 -- 2. Six Desegregated High Schools -- 3. Racially Mixed Schools in a Separate and Unequal Society -- 4. We're All the Same - Aren't We? -- 5. Close Together but Still Apart: Friendships across Race Only Went So Far -- 6. Why It Was Worth It -- 7. More Diverse Than My Current Life -- 8. But That Was a Different Time -- 9. The Souls of Desegregated Folk -- Notes -- Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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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 1970's, 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 social and historical context, underscore the manifold benefits of school desegregation while providing an essential perspective on the current backlash against it. |
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