Free Download Dream Town: Shaker Heights and the Quest for Racial Equity (Audiobook)
English | ASIN: B0BVST5CBQ | 2023 | 14 hours and 42 minutes | M4B@64 kbps | 422 MB
Author: Laura Meckler
Narrator: Laura Meckler, Debi Tinsley
Can a group of well-intentioned people fulfill the promise of racial integration in America? In this searing and deeply researched examination of the promises and realities of racial integration, award-winning Washington Post journalist Laura Meckler aims to uncover where the problem lies and to shed light on what’s being done to move forward-in housing, in education, and in the promise of shared community. In the late 1950s, Shaker Heights became a national model for housing integration. And beginning in the seventies, it was known as a crown jewel in the national move to racially integrate schools. The school district built a national reputation for academic excellence and diversity, serving as a model for how white and Black Americans can not just coexist but thrive together.
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