The Containment : Detroit, the Supreme Court, and the Battle for Racial Justice in the North by Michelle Adams ( Pre Order) ( In person event Feb 2)

This link is pre order for The Containment by Michelle Adams. The book be available for pick up at Source Booksellers or ship from Source Booksellers on January 14th. Please put the words - ticket request in the comment section. We will send you link to attend the in person event with us at the Detroit Historical Museum on Feb 2nd. 

Why read the  Containment?

• Detroit History 
• Supreme Court History
• Information on school intergration in the North 

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 this come about, and why?

Adams tells this story via compelling portraits of a city under stress and of key figures—including Detroit’s first Black mayor, Coleman Young, and Justices Thurgood Marshall, Rehnquist, and Powell. The result is a legal and historical drama that exposes the roots of today’s backlash against affirmative action and other efforts to fulfill the country's promise.