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The White Architects of Black Education. Ideology and Power in America, 1865-1954.
William H. Watkins
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Paperback. This work is a political investigation into the historical and ideological foundations of black education. It situates black education within the context of America's rise to corporate-industrial power in the latter half of the 19th century and the first part of the 20th century. Series: Teaching for Social Justice Series. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW; JFSL3; JNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 157 x 16. Weight in Grams: 308.
A historical investigation into the political and ideological foundations of the "miseducation of the Negro" in America, this timely and provocative volume explores the men and ideas that helped shape educational and societal apartheid from the Civil War to the new millennium. It is a study of how big corporate power uses private wealth to legislate, shape unequal race relations, broker ideas, and define "acceptable" social change. Drawing on little-known biographies of White power brokers who shaped Black education, William Watkins explains the structuring of segregated education that has plagued the United States for much of the 20th century. With ... Read more
A historical investigation into the political and ideological foundations of the "miseducation of the Negro" in America, this timely and provocative volume explores the men and ideas that helped shape educational and societal apartheid from the Civil War to the new millennium. It is a study of how big corporate power uses private wealth to legislate, shape unequal race relations, broker ideas, and define "acceptable" social change. Drawing on little-known biographies of White power brokers who shaped Black education, William Watkins explains the structuring of segregated education that has plagued the United States for much of the 20th century. With ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Teachers' College Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
Series
Teaching for Social Justice Series
Number of Pages
208
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780807740422
SKU
V9780807740422
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Reviews for The White Architects of Black Education. Ideology and Power in America, 1865-1954.
“Brash and unrelenting.”―Educational Researcher "William Watkins has produced an invaluable contribution to our understanding of the complex relationships between white philanthropy and black education."―Manning Marable, Professor of History and Political Science and Director, Institute for Research in African-American Studies, Columbia University "For anyone interested in understanding the predicament of contemporary African American education, The White Architects of Black ... Read more