| Description |
1 online resource (x, 226 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
An even hollower hope? -- From segregation to litigation : the ambiguous racial history of Missouri and Kansas City -- Courthouse magic : educational vice becomes legal virtue -- The field of dreams -- Waking up : implementing an educational disaster -- Ambivalence and anger : the response of Kansas City's African American community -- The last days of desegregation? |
| Summary |
In 1977, the Kansas City, Missouri School District sued the state of Missouri, federal agencies, and suburban districts around the city, on behalf of black students' educational inequalities. Kalima Jenkins was the named complainant |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 215-220) and index |
| Notes |
Print version record; online resource viewed September 9, 2016 |
| Subject |
Jenkins, Kalima -- Trials, litigation, etc
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Segregation in education -- Law and legislation -- United States
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Segregation in education -- Law and legislation -- Missouri -- Kansas City
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LAW -- Administrative Law & Regulatory Practice.
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Segregation in education -- Law and legislation
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| SUBJECT |
Missouri -- Trials, litigation, etc
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| Subject |
Missouri
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Missouri -- Kansas City
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United States
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| Genre/Form |
Trials, litigation, etc.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2007039029 |
| ISBN |
9781469606606 |
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1469606607 |
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