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Book SynopsisDu Bois's debates about African American schooling, and the rapid growth of Jewish day schools among a community previously known for its deep commitment to secular public education.
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Catholic SouthwestTable of ContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction1. From Holy Commonwealth to "No Laws Respecting the Establishment of Religion," 1600-17922. Creating an American Common School and a Common Faith: Horace Mann and the Protestant Public Schools, 1789-18603. Roman Catholics and the Common School Movement, 1801-18924. Church and School in Slave and Free Communities, 1802-19025. Native American Religion, Christian Missionaries, and Government Schools, 1819-19786. The Many Origins of the Scopes Trial, 1859-19257. Prayer, Bible Reading, and Federal Money: The Expanding Role of Congress and the Supreme Court, 1918-19688. Culture Wars, Creationism, the Courts, and the Reagan Revolution, 1968-19909. Changing School Boards, Curriculum, and the Constitution, 1990-200010. Creationism, Money, the Courts, and the Curriculum: The Battle for the Schools of the Twenty-First CenturyNotesFor Further ReadingIndex
