The containment : Detroit, the Supreme Court, and the battle for racial justice in the North / Michelle Adams.

Portion of title Detroit, the Supreme Court, and the battle for racial justice in the North
Contents Part I: "Soul Force" -- Clash in Midtown -- Sympathy, knowledge, and the truth -- Slay the dragon -- The housing-schools nexus -- Soul force -- Democracy's finest hour -- Money is power and it works -- Right thing to lose -- Part II: The containment -- Up for grabs -- Taking on Northern Jim Crow -- Another brick in the wall -- Garbage in, garbage out -- Ten buses -- Accident of geography -- Something we comfortably tell ourselves -- Going for metro -- Part III: Milliken v. Bradley -- Now more than ever -- Farewell to the Warren court -- A ticking clock -- Milliken v. Bradley -- The story -- Fences -- The consequences -- "True integration".
Abstract "A history of post-Brown school desegregation in Detroit, with a focus on Milliken v. Bradley"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Issued in other formOnline version: Adams, Michelle, 1963- Containment New York, N.Y. : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2025. 9780374250423
LCCN 2024023855
ISBN9780374250423 hardcover
ISBN0374250421 hardcover

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