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Author:
Laura Meckler
Publisher:
Henry Holt and Co.
Date:
August 22, 2023
In the late 1950s, Shaker Heights began groundbreaking work that would make it a national model for housing integration. And beginning in the seventies, it was known as a crown jewel in the national move to racially integrate schools. Meckler--herself a product of Shaker Heights--takes a deeper look into the place that shaped her, investigating its complicated history and its ongoing challenges in order to untangle myth from truth.
What The Reviewers Say
Engrossing.
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A detailed, incisive portrait of a community’s shared quest..
