Against the Wind: African Americans and the Schools in Milwaukee, 1963-2002 (Urban Life)

In September 2007, the U.S. Department of Education released a study showing that among fourth and eighth grade readers, the gap between white and black test scores in Wisconsin was the largest in the nation. Behind this study there is a story.


In Against the Wind: African Americans and the Schools in Milwaukee, 1963-2002, Bill Dahlk traces the history of African Americans within the Milwaukee school system. From the early days of desegregation through the tenure of Hawthorne Faison - the first African American superintendent of the Milwaukee Public Schools - and beyond, Dahlke traces this fascinating history, this impassioned struggle, which continues to unfold into the present.


Not only of interest to those drawn to Milwaukee and educational history, this book should be of interest to anyone concerned with the issue of race in Americas past and present.