{"product_id":"why-busing-failed-9780520284258","title":"Why Busing Failed","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the decades after the landmark Brown v Board of Education Supreme Court decision, busing to achieve school desegregation became one of the nation's most controversial civil rights issues. This book examines the pitched battles over busing on a national scale, focusing on cities such as Boston, Chicago, New York, and Pontiac, Michigan.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"By looking at the antibusing uprisings that were presented in mainstream media, this recommended narrative presents civil rights through the lens of media studies and offers an entirely new way of seeing how recent history was written.\" Library Journal \"Meticulous and insightful... Delmont's critique is tough but fair.\" The Boston Globe\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eList of Illustrations  Acknowledgments   Introduction  1 * The Origins of \"Antibusing\" Politics: From New York Protests to the Civil Rights Act  2 * Surrender in Chicago: Cities' Rights and the Limits of Federal Enforcement of School Desegregation  3 * Boston before the \"Busing Crisis\": Black Education Activism and Official Resistance in the Cradle of Liberty  4 * Standing against \"Busing\": Bipartisan and National Political Opposition to School Desegregation  5 * Richard Nixon's \"Antibusing\" Presidency  6 * \"Miserable Women on Television\": Irene McCabe, Television News, and Grassroots \"Antibusing\" Politics  7 * \"It's Not the Bus, It's Us\": The Complexity of Black Opinions on \"Busing\"  8 * Television News and the Making of the Boston \"Busing Crisis\"   Conclusion   Notes  Index","brand":"University of California Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49402873872727,"sku":"9780520284258","price":22.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780520284258.jpg?v=1730481745","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/why-busing-failed-9780520284258","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}