The Thomas P. O’Neill, Jr. Professor of American Politics at Boston College, R. Shep Melnick, joins Paul E. Peterson to discuss Melnick’s latest book, The Crucible of Desegregation: The Uncertain Search for Educational Equality, and the state of segregation in schools today.

The Crucible of Desegregation: The Uncertain Search for Educational Equality is available now from The University of Chicago Press.