Death of a Suburban Dream: Race and Schools in Compton, California

Contents

C o n t e n t s Introduction 1 1. On Shaky Ground 15 2. The Fastest Growing Town 40 3. Separate and Unequal 73 4. Becoming Urban 106 5. Unyielding Problems 129 6. A Rapidly Changing City 151 7. Enter the State 187 Epilogue. Out from Compton’s Past 214 List of Abbreviations 231 Notes 233 Index 297 Acknowledgments 309 figure 1. section of los angeles county. figure 2. The borders of compton unified and its surrounding school districts are not coterminous with town borders. figure 3. compton unified school district schools, with the year of their founding. ...