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Why Busing Failed: Race, Media, and the National Resistance to School Desegregation - American Crossroads
Matthew F. Delmont
Why Busing Failed: Race, Media, and the National Resistance to School Desegregation - American Crossroads
Matthew F. Delmont
In the decades after the landmark Brown v Board of Education Supreme Court decision, busing to achieve school desegregation became one of the nation's most controversial civil rights issues. This book examines the pitched battles over busing on a national scale, focusing on cities such as Boston, Chicago, New York, and Pontiac, Michigan.
304 pages, 35 b/w images
Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
Released | March 1, 2016 |
ISBN13 | 9780520284241 |
Publishers | University of California Press |
Pages | 304 |
Dimensions | 152 × 229 × 23 mm · 454 g |
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