Polikoff alexander (21 Ergebnisse)

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. Offers a narrative of Gautreaux as told by its principal lawyer that moves with ease through local and national civil rights history. This title urges us to take an essential step toward ending racial inequality, which Alexis de Tocqueville prophetically named America's most formidable evil.…

Zustand: Good. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Unknown. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. Former library book; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardback. Zustand: Good. This is the story of Gautreaux, told by its principal lawyer, moves with ease through local and national civil rights history, legal details, political matters, and the personal costs - and rewards - of a commitment to fairness, equality, and justice. This story urges us to take an essential step in ending the racial inequality.…

Zustand: Very Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Zustand: Fine. Used book that is in almost brand-new condition. May contain a remainder mark. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Zustand: Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Zustand: Very Good.

Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. 1st edition. 424 pages. 8.75x5.75x1.00 inches. In Stock.

Polikoff, Alexander. Waiting for Gautreaux: A Story of Segregation, Housing, and the Black Ghetto. Evanston, Ill.: Northwestern University Press, [2006]. xv, 424 pp. Publisher's black and blue cloth fine, in near fine dust jacket. Internally clean and bright. $25. * The book chronicles the 40-year legal odyssey of Gautreaux v. Chicago Housing Authority, a landmark class-action lawsuit filed in 1966. Polikoff, then a volunteer ACLU attorney, represented Dorothy Gautreaux and other Black tenants who alleged that the Chicago Housing Authority (CHA) and HUD deliberately built public housing only in Black neighborhoods to maintain racial segregation. The case eventually reached the U.S. Supreme Court (as Hills v. Gautreaux, 1976), which issued a historic ruling affirming that federal courts could order metropolitan-wide remedies for housing discrimination. The settlement led to the "Gautreaux Assisted Housing Program," which provided thousands of families with Section 8 vouchers to move to predominantly white, low-poverty suburbs. This program became a national model for "housing mobility" initiatives like Moving to Opportunity (MTO).…

Zustand: New.

Zustand: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Zustand: New. In English.

Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. 114 pages. 9.00x6.00x0.29 inches. In Stock.

Zustand: New.

Zustand: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Zustand: New.

Zustand: New. In English.

Gebunden. Zustand: New. Alexander Polikoff is Co-Director, Public Housing and Senior Staff Counsel for BPI, and has served as lead counsel in the landmark Gautreaux public housing litigation for more than 40 years. He is author of Housing the Poor: The Case for Herois.

Zustand: New. 2020. 1st Edition. Hardcover. . . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

Hardcover. Zustand: Brand New. brief edition. 152 pages. 9.00x6.25x0.50 inches. In Stock.