The containment : Detroit, the Supreme Court, and the battle for racial justice in the North / Michelle Adams.
| Author/creator | Adams, Michelle, 1963- author. |
| Format | Book |
| Edition | First edition. |
| Publication | New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2025. |
| Copyright Date | ©2025 |
| Description | xxviii, 494 pages, 6 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, map ; 24 cm |
| Subjects |
| 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 note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Issued in other form | Online version: Adams, Michelle, 1963- Containment New York, N.Y. : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2025. 9780374250423 |
| LCCN | 2024023855 |
| ISBN | 9780374250423 hardcover |
| ISBN | 0374250421 hardcover |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Joyner | General Stacks | KF228 .M55 A33 2025 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |