Black and Brown Education in America - Integration in Schools, Neighborhoods, and Communities

This book is a decade-long ethnographic study of Maywood, Illinois, which explores the intersection of race, culture, and language-and the ensuing Black-Brown identity politics-as well as the role of community organizations such as interracial faith-based churches and embattled school boards.

List of contents

Chapter 1: Race and Place: A History of Maywood
Chapter 2: Sub/Urban Schools: White Teachers, Black and Latinx Students, and Systemic Racism
Chapter 3: Divide and Conquer: Division and Unrest over Power and Representation
Chapter 4: People of the Dream: Tearing Ourselves Apart while Building Spiritual Connections to Belong

About the author

Samina Hadi-Tabassum is associate professor at the Erikson Institute in Chicago.
Persis Driver is assistant professor of developmental and educational psychology at Dominican University, Illinois.

Summary

This book is a decade-long ethnographic study of Maywood, Illinois, which explores the intersection of race, culture, and language—and the ensuing Black-Brown identity politics—as well as the role of community organizations such as interracial faith-based churches and embattled school boards.

Product details

• Authors: Persis Driver, Samina Hadi-Tabassum, Samina Driver Hadi-Tabassum, Hadi-Tabassum Samina
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.02.2023
• EAN: 9781666900767
• ISBN: 978-1-66690-076-7
• No. of pages: 250
• Series: Culture, Humanity, and Urban Life
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Miscellaneous; HISTORY / General, Illinois, Anthropology, Social & cultural history, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / General, Social and cultural history, Ethnic groups and multicultural studies, Black & Asian Studies, Multicultural education, Educational strategies and policy: inclusion, Relating to African American / Black American people