• Good Parents, Better Homes, and Great Schools: Selling Segregation before the New Deal - Paperback
Good Parents, Better Homes, and Great Schools: Selling Segregation before the New Deal
Good Parents, Better Homes, and Great Schools: Selling Segregation before the New Deal
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Good Parents, Better Homes, and Great Schools: Selling Segregation before the New Deal - Paperback

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by Karen Benjamin (Author)

Good Parents, Better Homes, and Great Schools 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.

This 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.

Author Biography

Karen Benjamin is associate professor of history at Elmhurst University.

Number of Pages: 440
Dimensions: 0.98 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN
Illustrated: Yes
Publication Date: July 15, 2025
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