{"product_id":"good-parents-better-homes-and-karen-benjamin-9781469684949","title":"Good Parents, Better Homes, and Great Schools: Selling Segregation Before the New Deal","description":"\u003ci\u003eGood Parents, Better Homes, and Great Schools\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThis 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Karen Benjamin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1469684942\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781469684949\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of North Carolina Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/13\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 440\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback","brand":"Karen Benjamin","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46293160165631,"sku":"9781469684949","price":32.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_7994b930-bfb1-4572-98ad-7d925389d08a.jpg?v=1730212304","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/good-parents-better-homes-and-karen-benjamin-9781469684949","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}