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  • From Cotton Field to Schoolhouse

    African American Education in Mississippi, 1862-1875

    by Christopher M. Span ...
    In the years immediately following the Civil War — the formative years for an emerging society of freed African Americans in Mississippi — there was much debate over the general purpose of black schools and who would control them. From Cotton Field to Schoolhouse is the first comprehensive examination of Mississippi’s politics and policies of postwar racial education.The primary debate centered on ... Read more

    $20.99 CAD

  • Using Past as Prologue

    Contemporary Perspectives on African American Educational History

    Edited by Dionne Danns, Michelle A. Purdy, Christopher M. Span ...
    Series series Research on African American Education
    In 1978, V. P. Franklin and James D. Anderson co-edited New Perspectives on Black Educational History. For Franklin, Anderson, and their contributors, there were glaring gaps in the historiography of Black education that each of the essays began to fill with new information or fresh perspectives. There have been a number of important studies on the history of African American education in the more ... Read more

    $73.99 CAD

  • Unlearning the Hush

    Oral Histories of Black Female Educators in Mississippi in the Civil Rights Era

    by Marlee S. Bunch ...
    Series series Transformations: Womanist studies
    Despite significant challenges and historical opposition, Black female teachers stood at the forefront of advocating for and providing education to Black students. Their dedication not only improved opportunities for Black communities but also influenced changes in U.S. laws and societal expectations. Marlee S. Bunch draws on oral histories to illuminate the interior lives of Black female ... Read more

    $16.99 CAD

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  • Punished for Dreaming

    How School Reform Harms Black Children and How We Heal

    by Bettina L. Love ...
    NOW A NEW YORK TIMES AND A USA TODAY BESTSELLERWINNER, 2024 GODDARD RIVERSIDE STEPHAN RUSSO BOOK PRIZE FOR SOCIAL JUSTICEFINALIST, LOS ANGELES TIMES BOOK PRIZE“I am an eighties baby who grew to hate school. I never fully understood why. Until now. Until Bettina Love unapologetically and painstakingly chronicled the last forty years of education ‘reform’ in this landmark book. I hat... ... Read more

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  • "Multiplication Is for White People"

    Raising Expectations for Other Peoples Children

    by Lisa Delpit ...
    From the MacArthur Award–winning education reformer and author of the bestselling Other People's Children, a long-awaited new book on how to fix the persistent black/white achievement gap in America's public schoolsAs MacArthur Award–winning educator Lisa Delpit reminds us—and as all research shows—there is no achievement gap at birth. In her long-awaited second book, Delpit presents a striking ... Read more

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  • Educating for Character

    How Our Schools Can Teach Respect and Responsibility

    by Thomas Lickona ...
    Calls for renewed moral education in America's schools, offering dozens of programs schools can adopt to teach students respect, responsibility, hard work, and other values that should not be left to parents to teach. ... Read more

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  • Sister Citizen: Shame, Stereotypes, and Black Women in America

    Shame, Stereotypes, and Black Women in America

    by Melissa V. Harris-Perry ...
    From a highly respected thinker on race, gender, and American politics, a new consideration of black women and how distorted stereotypes affect their political beliefsJezebel's sexual lasciviousness, Mammy's devotion, and Sapphire's outspoken anger—these are among the most persistent stereotypes that black women encounter in contemporary American life. Hurtful and dishonest, such representations ... Read more

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  • Get Married

    Why Americans Must Defy the Elites, Forge Strong Families, and Save Civilization

    by Brad Wilcox ...
    A Next Big Idea Club Must-ReadWhat's the recipe for happiness? If you listen to liberal elites or red pill influencers, you'd say it's making money, living for yourself, and staying single without kids**—and you'd be wrong. Nothing predicts happiness better than a good marriage.**According to new research by the University of Virginia sociologist Brad Wilcox, our kids and communities—not to ... Read more

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  • At Mama's Knee

    Mothers and Race in Black and White

    by April Ryan ...
    Winner of the African American Literary Show Award for Best Non-FictionIn her first book, The Presidency in Black and White, journalist April Ryan examined race in America through her experience as a White House reporter. In this book, she shifts the conversation from the White House to every home in America. At Mama’s Knee looks at race and race relations through the lessons that mothers transmit ... Read more

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  • Rooted

    The American Legacy of Land Theft and the Modern Movement for Black Land Ownership

    by Brea Baker ...
    Why is less than 1% of rural land in the U.S. owned by Black people? An acclaimed writer and activist explores the impact of land theft and violent displacement on racial wealth gaps, arguing that justice stems from the literal roots of the earth.“With heartfelt prose and unyielding honesty, Baker explores the depths of her roots and invites readers to reflect on our own.”—Donovan X. Ramsey, ... Read more

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  • Miracle Children

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    by Katie Benner, Erica L. Green ...
    A riveting investigation into a school, a scam, and a notorious college admissions scandal that exposes the inequalities and racial segregation of American education, from two award-winning New York Times journalistsT.M. Landry College Prep, a small private school in Breaux Bridge, Louisiana, boasted a 100 percent college acceptance rate, ... ... Read more

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