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 fostered...

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Main Author: Yacovone, Donald (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: New York : Pantheon Books, [2022]
Edition: First edition.
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • The Contours of White Supremacy
  • "The White Republic Against the World": The Toxic Legacy of John H. Van Evrie
  • From "Slavery" to "Servitude": Initial Patterns, 1832 to 1866
  • The Emancipationist Challenge, 1867 to 1883
  • Causes Lost and Found, 1883 to 1919
  • Educating for "Eugenicide" in the 1920s
  • Lost Cause Victorious, 1920-1964
  • Renewing the Challenge
  • Epilogue.