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Leading decisions on desegregation 1896-1995 -- Turning back to segregation -- Plessy parallels : back to traditional assumptions -- The growth of segregation : African Americans, Latinos, and unequal education -- Unexpected costs and uncertain gains of dismantling desegregation -- Broken promises : resegregation in Norfolk, Virginia -- Still separate, still unequal : the limits of Milliken II's monetary compensation to segregated schools -- Desegregation at risk : threat and reaffirmation in Charlotte -- Slipping toward segregation : local control and eroding desegregation in Montgomery County -- Money and choice in Kansas City : major investments with modest returns -- Magnets, media, and mirages : Prince George's county's "Miracle" Cure -- Segregated housing and school resegregation -- Toward an integrated future : new directions for courts, educators, civil rights groups, policymakers and scholars. |
