A people's history of the new Boston

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A people's history of the new Boston
Jim Vrabel
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English
Pages
282

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A people's history of the new Boston
2014, University of Massachusetts Press
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2013, University of Massachusetts Press
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Table of Contents

The old Boston and the new Boston
To hell with urban renewal
Community organizers and advocacy planners
A rekindled civil rights movement
From school reform to desegregation
The conflict over the Vietnam conflict
The media and the protest movements
Mothers for adequate welfare
The illusion of inclusion and assault by acronyms
A new threat from newcomers; gentrification
Do-it-yourself community development corporations
Public housing on trial
The tenants' movement and rent control
People before highways
The mothers of Maverick Street
Shadow boxing in the public garden
Boston jobs for Boston residents
The battle over busing
Fighting for a fair share
A downturn in activism
Back to the neighborhoods
Boston today.

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Published in
Amherst

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
974.4/61043
Library of Congress
F73.52 .V73 2014, F73.52.V73 2014

The Physical Object

Pagination
x, 282 pages
Number of pages
282

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL31017973M
ISBN 13
9781625340764, 9781625340757
LCCN
2014008143
OCLC/WorldCat
867765326

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