A people's history of the new Boston /

Title:

A people's history of the new Boston /

Author:

Vrabel, Jim.

Format:

Book

Institution:

Emerson College, Lesley Sherrill, Wentworth Institute of Technology, Emmanuel College

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.

Online access:

No online access

Library holdings:

Emerson Main Stacks
F73.52 .V73 2014 – Available

Emmanuel Main Stacks
F73.52 .V73 2014 – Available

• Available Temporarily at Emmanuel Display
  On reserve for zLibrary - First Floor Book Displays (zLibrary Displays: zLibrary)

Lesley/EDS-Sherrill Library Main Stacks
F73.52 .V73 2014 – Available

Wentworth Stacks--Upper Level
974.461 .V73peo 2014 – Available