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Drawing upon rules and resources available in the community, these actors attempt to influence resource decisions to attain control of goods such as education. Inherent in this social system are constraints that limit the actions of all actors. Data are gathered from interviews with key actors, census data, newspaper reports, activist publications, and attendance at neighborhood forums.","In the first time period, from 1970 to 1983, interethnic tensions were rare. Activists focused on greater access for minorities to resources in the metropolitan area. Blacks dominated this advocacy because the Mexican community was unfamiliar and unrepresented in community forums. After 1983, however, relations between these groups deteriorated, in particular over control of the educational agenda at Farragut High School. This conflict can be traced to the socio-economic decline of Lawndale and the escalation of Mexican advocacy as they gained representation in political forums. Both population groups used locally-adapted constructions of ethnicity to advance their agenda. Efforts by city government to develop an interethnic coalition have been unsuccessful due to the intensity of these ethnic stereotypes. Only through public policies focused on developing both Lawndale's resource base and interethnic understanding can community relations be improved.","Made available in DSpace on 2011-05-07T12:24:52Z (GMT). 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