Title: A chance to learn : the history of race and education in the United States /
Authors: Weinberg, Meyer, 1920-
Publisher: Cambridge University Press,
Year: 1977
Subjects: Minorities Education United States History.; Discrimination in education United States History
Contents: Introduction : race in American education -- The system of compulsory ignorance : black children to 1865 -- Separate and unequal : black education, 1865-1950 -- Struggle for public policy : black children since 1950 -- Mexican-American children : the neighbors within -- Indian-American children -- Puerto Rican children -- Guarded perserve : black students in higher education -- Higher education for other minorities -- To educate all the children of all people -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.