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Introduction Part I: Federal Courts, School Desegregation, and Religion: The National Context Chapter One The Politics of Racial Desegregation Chapter Two Private and Religious Schools Part II: Racial Desegregation in Dayton, Ohio: City Government, Schools, and Churches Chapter Three City and School Administration Chapter Four Community Control and Racial Integration Chapter Five School Board Elections and Racial Integration Chapter Six Dayton Goes to Court Chapter Seven Racial Desegregation and Dayton's Catholic Schools Chapter Eight A Private School Sets a Good Example Part III: Curriculum, Caring, and Social Reform Chapter Nine Curriculum Reforms and Racial Desegregation Chapter Ten The Politics of Caring Chapter Eleven Schools and Social Reform