| Description |
1 online resource (xi, 252 pages) : illustrations |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction : the social construction of race in American schools -- Race as nation, 1900-1938 -- Franz Boas : reforming "race" in American schools -- Ruth Benedict and Margaret Mead : teaching teachers race and culture -- Race as color, 1939-1945 -- Race as culture, 1946-1954 -- Conclusion Race and Educational Equality after Brown v. Board of Education. |
| Summary |
Between the turn of the twentieth century and the Brown v. Board of Education decision in 1954, the way that American schools taught about "race" changed dramatically. This transformation was engineered by the nation's most prominent anthropologists, including Franz Boas, Ruth Benedict, and Margaret Mead, during World War II. Inspired by scientific racism in Nazi Germany, these activist scholars decided that the best way to fight racial prejudice was to teach what they saw as the truth about race in the institution that had the power to do the most good-American schools. Anthropologi. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Race -- Study and teaching -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
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Race -- Study and teaching. |
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United States. |
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History. |
| Chronological Term |
20th century |
| Subject |
Race. |
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Racism -- Study and teaching -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
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Racism -- Study and teaching. |
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Racism. |
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Education -- Social aspects -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
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Education -- Social aspects. |
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United States -- Race relations -- History -- 20th century.
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Race relations. |
| Chronological Term |
1900 - 1999 |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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History.
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| Subject |
Racism. |
| Other Form: |
9780199751723 |
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9780199876969 |
| ISBN |
9780199876969 (electronic book) |
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0199876967 (electronic book) |
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9780199751723 (hardback ; acid-free paper) |
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0199751722 (hardback ; acid-free paper) |
| Standard No. |
9786613297051 |
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