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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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Yacovone, Donald (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Pantheon Books, [2022]
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.