Teaching White supremacy : America's democratic ordeal and the forging of our national identity /
"A powerful, eagerly anticipated exploration (past and present) of white supremacy in the teachings of our national education system, its depth, breadth, and persistence--and how, through generations of our nation's most esteemed educators and textbooks, racism has been insidiously fostere...
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| Language: | English |
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New York :
Pantheon Books,
[2022]
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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Table of Contents:
- Introduction
- 1. The contours of white supremacy
- 2. "The White Republic against the world" : the toxic legacy of John H. Van Evrie
- 3. From "slavery" to "servitude" : initial patterns, 1832 to 1866
- 4. The emancipationist challenge, 1867 to 1883
- 5. Causes lost and found, 1883 to 1919
- 6. Educating for "eugenocide" in the 1920s
- 7. Lost cause victorious, 1920 to 1964
- 8. Renewing the challenge
- Epilogue
- Notes
- Bibliography of textbooks
- Index
- Illustration credits.