Class Action: Desegregation and Diversity in San Francisco Schools
(Hardback, 1)
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Publishing Details
Class Action: Desegregation and Diversity in San Francisco Schools
By (Author) Rand Quinn
University of Minnesota Press
University of Minnesota Press
11th February 2020
1
United States
Classifications
General
Non Fiction
Ethnic groups and multicultural studies
History of education
History of the Americas
379.2630973
Physical Properties
Hardback
280
Width 140mm, Height 216mm, Spine 38mm
Description
A compelling history of school desegregation and activism in San Francisco The picture of school desegregation in the United States is often painted with broad strokes of generalization and insulated anecdotes. Its true history, however, is remarkably wide ranging. Class Action tells the story of San Francisco's long struggle over school des
Reviews
"Class Action offers a rigorous and well-written account of school desegregation in one of Americas most important cities. Crucially, Rand Quinn traces the long trajectory of school desegregation from 1971 to 2005, revealing a nuanced portrait of how courts and multiracial communities fought for and against policy changes. This is an important and much needed book."Matthew Delmont, author of Why Busing Failed: Race, Media, and the National Resistance to School Desegregation
Author Bio
Rand Quinn is associate professor of education at the University of Pennsylvania.
