Author:
Blum, Lawrence.
Imprint:Cambridge : Harvard Education Press, c2012.
Descriptionix, 262 p. ; 24 cm.
Note:Foreword / Gloria Ladson-Billings -- Introduction: Why I taught a high school course on race and racism -- The first day: stereotypes and their consequences -- Comfort and suspicion: the historical construction of race -- "Smedley is a woman?" : students grapple with challenging texts -- Intervention in racial incidents: the question of moral symmetry -- Reflections on immigration and race: complicating the discussion of racism -- The African role in slavery: morality, history, and economics -- Banneker, Walker, and Jefferson: challenging the notion of black inferiority -- Reflections on expectations and potential: different students, different needs -- Hair, skin, and pride: moral symmetry revisited -- Looking back on slavery: racial identity and moral self-concept -- The N-word: boundaries and community in a multiracial classroom -- The last day: students reflect on diversity and learning -- The personal, moral, social, and civic values of integrated education and diversity -- Appendix 1: The students -- Appendix 2: Syllabus, readings, and assignments for "Race and Racism" -- Appendix 3: A note on methodology.
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references and index.
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