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Book SynopsisTrade Review"A thorough, unflinching look at what it would take to eradicate racial barriers in American higher education. . . . [The book] finds clear directions within a complex issue and makes a robust case for centering race in higher education policy." * Library Journal *
"Anyone who seeks to understand policies and structures that have generated and continue to reinforce racial stratification in the US, and who believes that the past can inform the present and guide the future, will find the book to be a worthy read."
---Pamela R. Bennett, Ethnic and Race Studies"[
The Walls Around Opportunity] provides compelling evidence that the educational policy implementation practices begun by former President Lyndon B. Johnson's administration . . . were effectively undercut by the color-blind methodologies introduced by President Ronald Reagan and perpetuated by subsequent presidents. . . . Orfield argues that the current bleak conditions can be overcome through bold action and offers a toolkit of strategies . . . to reform education in the US and restore meaningful opportunities." * Choice *
