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William Frantz Public School : a story of race, resistance, resiliency, and recovery in New Orleans / Connie L. Schaffer, Meg White, and Martha Graham Viator ; contributions by Cori Meredith Brown.
Van Pelt Library LA297.N4 S35 2020
By Request
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Schaffer, Connie L., 1964- author.
- White, Meg, 1961- author.
- Viator, Martha Graham, 1959- author.
- Series:
- History of schools and schooling ; v. 65.
- History of schools & schooling ; vol. 65
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- African American children--Education--Louisiana--New Orleans--History.
- African American children.
- Segregation in education--Louisiana--New Orleans--History.
- Segregation in education.
- Public schools--Louisiana--New Orleans--History.
- Public schools.
- African American children--Education.
- Race relations.
- William Frantz Elementary School (New Orleans, La.).
- History.
- New Orleans (La.)--Race relations.
- New Orleans (La.).
- Louisiana--New Orleans.
- Genre:
- History.
- Physical Description:
- xviii, 301 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- New York, NY : Peter Lang Publishing, Inc., 2020.
- Summary:
- "Why should it matter to you what happened to William Frantz Public School? The building's unique history in the desegregation of New Orleans public schools is only part of the important story of this school. Yes, Ruby Bridges entered the iconic doors of William Frantz Public School during the Civil Rights era, but many additional and equally important stories have unfolded within the school. These stories matter. It matters that society has historically marginalized Black students and continues to do so. It matters that systemic racism and income disparity within public education is indicative of that which occurs in other social institutions. It matters that these issues deeply divide the U.S. What Happened to William Frantz Public School provides an examination of education in New Orleans and its intersections with race, resiliency, resistance, and recovery"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Machine generated contents note: Part I
- 1. A Fortress at 3811 North Galvez
- 2. The Exodus
- 3. Do You Hear Me?
- 4. A Building in Crisis
- Turning Point
- Part II
- 5. And Then It Was After
- 6. Fading from the Public.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the James Hosmer Penniman Book Fund.
- Other Format:
- Online version: Schaffer, Connie L., 1964- William Frantz Public School
- ISBN:
- 9781433158681
- 143315868X
- 9781433183003
- 1433183005
- OCLC:
- 1156995276
- Publisher Number:
- 99985646839
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