First class : the legacy of Dunbar, America's first Black public high school / Alison Stewart ; foreword by Melissa Harris-Perry.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Stewart, Alison, 1966-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Dunbar High School (Washington, D.C.)--History.

Dunbar High School (Washington, D.C.).

High schools--Washington (D.C.).

High schools.

African Americans--Education--Washington (D.C.).

African Americans.

African Americans--Education.

History.

Washington (D.C.).

Physical Description:

xvi, 336 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Chicago : Lawrence Hill Books, [2013]

Summary:

"An analysis of the first US high school for African Americans, the publication of which will coincide with the opening of the school's new facility"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

1 It Is What It Is 1

2 Teaching to Teach 9

3 The Law Giveth and the Law Taketh Away 25

4 It's the Principal 39

5 Bricks and Mortarboards 69

6 Old School 87

7 Chromatics 107

8 Coming of Age 115

9 Right to Serve 145

10 Boiling, Not Brown 161

11 Elite versus Elitism 177

12 New School 203

13 Children Left Behind 225

14 From Bed-Stuy to Shaw 251

15 The Fall 271

16 New New School 283

17 Back to the Future 291.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781613740095

1613740093

OCLC:

818318390