The Containment: Detroit, the Supreme Court, and the Battle for Racial Justice in the North

by Michelle Adams

The epic story of Detroit's struggle to integrate schools in its suburbs--and the defeat of desegregation in the North.

In 1974, the Supreme Court issued a momentous decision: In the case of Milliken v. Bradley, the justices brought a halt to school desegregation across the North, and to the civil rights movement's struggle for a truly equal education for all. How did this come about, and why?

In The Containment,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0374250421
• ISBN13: 9780374250423
• Release Date: January 2025
• Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
• Length: 528 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.0" x 9.0"