The Failed "Hostage Theory" of Nikole Hannah-Jones

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Parents who moved to the school’s boundaries because they believed in the project of an integrated education first suffered for it, then left the school. In hostage theory, every successful school is the enemy, because every successful school is a sign that wealthier or whiter students must be hoarding education. So — say you’re the principal of the school.

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