In this Book
- Both Sides Now: The Story of School Desegregation’s Graduates
- Book
- 2009
- Published by: University of California Press
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 social and historical context, underscore the manifold benefits of school desegregation while providing an essential perspective on the current backlash against it.
Table of Contents
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- Acknowledgments
- pp. xix-xxi
- 1. The Class of 1980
- pp. 1-38
- 2. Six Desegregated High Schools
- pp. 39-76
- 4. We’re All the Same—Aren’t We?
- pp. 115-154
- 6. Why It Was Worth It
- pp. 199-235
- 7. More Diverse Than My Current Life
- pp. 236-263
- 8. But That Was a Different Time
- pp. 264-291
- 9. The Souls of Desegregated Folk
- pp. 292-319
Additional Information
ISBN
9780520942486
Related ISBN(s)
9780520256781
MARC Record
OCLC
667013808
Pages
368
Launched on MUSE
2014-01-01
Language
English
Open Access
No