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In 1983-as France struggled with race-based crimes, police brutality, and public unrest-youths from Vénissieux (working-class suburbs of Lyon) led the March for Equality and Against Racism, the first national demonstration of its type in France.
AcknowledgmentsList of AbbreviationsIntroduction: The Protest March as an Index of Social and Racial Tensions in France1. The Laboratory of Les Minguettes: The Micro-History of a Working-Class District2. Riots or Rebellions? 'Urban Youths' on the Borders of the Political3. The Fear of Rebellion4. The Unlikely Construction of an Anti-Racist National Consensus5. The Ambiguities of the Parisian Apotheosis6. Divided MemoriesConclusion: After the March: The Challenges of Postcolonial PoliticsAfterword: From 1983 to 2020: Reflections on an Enduring Problem of Racism and RevoltAppendicesBibliographyIndex