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National Book Award-winning author Jonathan Kozol presents his shocking account of the American educational system in this stunning New York Times bestseller, which has sold more than 250,000 hardcover copies.

"A superb, heart-wrenching portrait of the resolute injustice which decimates so many of America's urban schools. " - David Garrow, author of Bearing the Cross

"I was unprepared for the horror and shame I felt .... Savage Inequalities is a savage indictment.... Everyone should read this..." - Robert Wilson

"Moving .... Shocking.... Heartbreaking. " - Unknown

To the Reader

ix

Looking Backward: 1964-1991

1

(6)

1. Life on the Mississippi

7

(33)

2. Other People's Children

40

(43)

3. The Savage Inequalities of Public Education in New York

83

(50)

4. Children of the City Invincible

133

(42)

5. The Equality of Innocence

175

(31)

6. The Dream Deferred, Again, in San Antonio

206

(29)

Appendix

235

(3)

Notes

238

(17)

Acknowledgments

255

(2)

Index

257

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Savage Inequalities: Children in America's Schools

Savage Inequalities: Children in America's Schools

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