Author | J. Anthony Lukas |
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Language | English |
Subject | Race relations in the United States |
Publisher | Alfred A. Knopf |
Publication date | 1985 |
Publication place | United States |
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ISBN | 978-0-394-41150-7 |
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LC Class | F73.9.A1 L85 |
Common Ground: A Turbulent Decade in the Lives of Three American Families is a nonfiction book by J. Anthony Lukas, published by Alfred A. Knopf in 1985, that examines race relations in Boston, Massachusetts, through the prism of desegregation busing.[1] It received the Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction,[2] the National Book Award for Nonfiction,[3] and the National Book Critics Circle Award.[4]
In addition to the family stories, Common Ground examines many of the issues related to busing, including the protest movements, the disaffection between the "two-toilet" Irish middle class and their working-class brethren, the impact of busing on national politics, and the evolution of the city's newsmedia.
A television miniseries based on the book aired in 1990.