Race War in High School, the Ten-Year Destruction of Franklin K. Lane High School in Brooklyn

by Harold Saltzman

1960s problems in America's secondary schools are discussed, focusing on Franklin K. Lane High School in Brooklyn, NY.

Genres: History, Politics, Race, The United States Of America, Education

239 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1972

Reviews

[Jack35 · Rating 3 out of 5]

Upsetting lived thru it I went to Lane from 1966 - 1970 graduating 6 months before I was suppose to, to escape the terror. Sad, but a confirmation of the experiences I went through at the ages of 14 through 17 years old.

[Christopher · Rating 4 out of 5]

The more I learn about this era, the more I am convinced that the primary cause of white flight was not the racism of whites.

[Opossum · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is a very insightful period piece about a lot of the initial reactions to school integration and forced busing. Although I did not agree with everything in this book, it is still very much worth the read for people to understand how the current political climate in schools was formed. I finished the first 115 pages of this book in a day, but the middle 50 pages were a bit slower because it focused more on the politics between the teacher's unions, the administrators, the politicians, and the community organizers. Those pages are very necessary, but very slow. I cannot underscore how much of this book comports with today's political climate, I had to put the book down and think quite often about the similarities, very striking. It is a very interesting book, but be prepared for some very uncomfortable sections.

One more fun fact; the real life high school that this book takes place in (now closed indefinitely), is also the same building where those Tom Holland Spiderman movies were filmed.

[Gee · Rating 5 out of 5]

50+ years of 'progress'. What's changed? Nothing. Draw your own conclusions.

Forced integration was/is a mistake.

[Elizabeth AcesoUnderGlass · Rating 4 out of 5]

One of the best case studies on coalitional politics I've seen. It's first person so only one side is told in any complexity, but the biases in an essentially primary source are their kind of information.