{"product_id":"good-parents-better-homes-and-great-schools-selling-segregation-before-the-new-deal-9781469684949","title":"Good Parents, Better Homes, and Great Schools: Selling Segregation Before the New Deal","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eGood Parents, Better Homes, and Great Schools\u003c\/i\u003e examines how white residential developers, planning consultants, and their allies in government strategically replaced block-level segregation with segregation at the neighborhood level in New South cities such as Atlanta, Baltimore, Birmingham, Houston, Raleigh, and Winston-Salem. Going beyond the well-known Home Owners' Loan Corporation maps of the 1930s, Karen Benjamin traces segregation tactics back to the late nineteenth century, when this public-private partnership laid the groundwork for the nationwide segregation strategies codified by the New Deal.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book links the tactics of residential and school segregation to prevailing middle-class ideas about what constitutes good parenting, ensuring the longevity of both practices. By focusing on efforts that specifically targeted parents, Benjamin not only adds a new dimension to the history of residential segregation but also helps explain why that legacy has been so difficult to undo.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Karen Benjamin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of North Carolina Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/15\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 440\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.36lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.98d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781469684949\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKaren Benjamin is associate professor of history at Elmhurst University.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Karen Benjamin \/ Paperback \/ English","offer_id":47520919453853,"sku":"9781469684949","price":70.62,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_cd8d1643-3fa2-4cc9-a7c7-ab804b96f996.jpg?v=1767114766","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/good-parents-better-homes-and-great-schools-selling-segregation-before-the-new-deal-9781469684949","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}