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

By Michelle Adams
Narrated by: Janina Edwards
Unabridged — 16 hours, 16 minutes
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By Michelle Adams
Narrated by: Janina Edwards
Unabridged — 16 hours, 16 minutes
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A meticulously detailed account of a momentous case in American history. Michelle Adams gives readers and in-depth look at the pursuit of racial equality by examining where we've been — and where we're going.

“Janina Edwards narrates in a compelling tone, a vivid style, and a clear sense of the importance of this action.”-AudioFile

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 th...