A century of segregation : race, class, and disadvantage /

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""This book examines the history of racial segregation in America and many of the heroic battles that were waged against the system. From the 1930s to the 1960s court challenges were won and laws were enacted that killed Jim Crow. However, despite considerable advances, substantial barrier...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Ware, Leland, 1948- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Lanham : Lexington Books, [2018]
Subjects:
1900-1999
Segregation > United States > History > 20th century.
Race discrimination > Law and legislation > United States > History.
Racism > United States.
Ségrégation > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Racisme > États-Unis.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Discrimination & Race Relations.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Minority Studies.
Race discrimination > Law and legislation.
Race relations.
Racism.
Segregation.
United States > Race relations.
États-Unis > Relations raciales.
United States.
History.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Plessy v. Ferguson and the NAACP's battle against segregation
  • The school desegregation campaign
  • Fordice, black colleges and the duty to desegregate
  • The curriculum's implicit bias
  • Diversity, inclusion and affirmative action
  • America's apartheid : residential segregation
  • The persistence of isolated neighborhoods and segregated schools
  • Discipline disparities
  • Latino/as and Asians : America's changing demographics
  • Racial resentment, presidential campaigns and Donald Trump
  • The promised land.

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