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Common Ground: A Turbulent Decade in the Lives of Three American Families

J. Anthony Lukas

Who is to blame for the conflict over race, class and schools in Boston, when seen through the lives of three real families?

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Author
J. Anthony Lukas

Why read it

  • You will stop reaching for easy labels of guilt and virtue when you think about race and the city
  • You will see one city's fight over schools and neighbourhoods from inside a black family, a Charlestown family and a reformer's family
  • You will understand how a family's long history, from slavery to the Revolution, shapes how it sees its place in the city

Who it is for

  • Readers puzzled by how busing turned neighbours into enemies
  • Students of urban history who prefer narrative to statistics
  • Anyone wanting race and class conflict told through real people

Contents

  1. Author’s Note
  2. 1 Diver
  3. 2 Twymon
  4. 3 McGoff
  5. 4 Diver
  6. 5 Twymon
  7. 6 McGoff
  8. 7 Diver
  9. 8 Twymon
  10. 9 The Chairwoman
  11. 10 McGoff
  12. 11 Diver
  13. 12 Twymon
  14. 13 Diver
  15. 14 The Judge
  16. 15 McGoff
  17. 16 Twymon
  18. 17 McGoff
  19. 18 Diver
  20. 19 McGoff
  21. 20 The Cardinal
  22. 21 Twymon
  23. 22 Diver
  24. 23 McGoff
  25. 24 The Editor
  26. 25 Twymon
  27. 26 McGoff
  28. 27 Twymon
  29. 28 The Mayor
  30. 29 Diver
  31. Epilogue

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