Power, protest, and the public schools Jewish and African American struggles in New York City / Melissa F. Weiner.

Author/creator Weiner, Melissa F.
Format Electronic
Publication InfoNew Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press,
Descriptionxi, 249 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
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Subjects
African Americans--Education. --New York (State). --New York.
African Americans--New York (State). --New York. --Social conditions.
Jews--Education. --New York (State). --New York.
Jews--New York (State). --New York. --Social conditions.
Public schools--New York (State). --New York.
Discrimination in education--New York (State). --New York.
Racism in education--New York (State). --New York.
New York (N.Y.)--Race relations.
New York (N.Y.)--Social conditions.

Contents New York City's racial and educational terrain -- Resources, riots, and race: the Gary plan and the Harlem 9 -- Resource equalization and citizenship rights -- Contesting curriculum: Hebrew and African American history -- Multicultural curriculum, representation, and group identities -- Racism, resistance, and racial formation in the public schools -- The foreseeable split: Ocean Hill-Brownsville and Jewish and African American relations today.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Access restrictionAvailable only to authorized users.
Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2009036233
ISBN9780813547725 (hardcover : alk. paper)
ISBN0813547725 (hardcover : alk. paper)