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Color in the classroom : how American schools taught race, 1900-1954 /

Burkholder, ZoeÌ.

Color in the classroom : how American schools taught race, 1900-1954 / ZoeÌ Burkholder. - England ; New York : Oxford University Press, c2011. - xi, 252 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 229-241) and index.

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.

9780199751723 (acidfree paper) 0199751722 (acid-free paper)

2011004602

GBB185777 bnb

015850924 Uk


Race--Study and teaching--History--United States--20th century.
Racism--Study and teaching--History--United States--20th century.


United States--Race relations--History--20th century.

HT1506 / .B87 2011

305.80071

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