Power, protest, and the public schools : Jewish and African American struggles in New York City / Melissa F. Weiner.

Power, protest, and the public schools : Jewish and African American struggles in New York City /

Accounts of Jewish immigrants usually describe the role of education in helping youngsters earn a higher social position than their parents. Power, Protest, and the Public Schools argues that New York City schools did not serve as pathways to mobility for Jewish or African American students. Instead...

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Main Author: Weiner, Melissa F.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: New Brunswick, NJ : Rutgers University Press, 2010.
Subjects:
African Americans > Education > New York (State) > New York.
African Americans > New York (State) > New York > Social conditions.
Jews > Education > New York (State) > New York.
Jews > New York (State) > New York > Social conditions.
Public schools > New York (State) > New York.
Discrimination in education > New York (State) > New York.
Racism in education > New York (State) > New York.
New York (N.Y.) > Race relations.
New York (N.Y.) > Social conditions.
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