Banned : The Fight for Mexican American Studies in the Streets and in the Courts / Nolan L. Cabrera and Robert S. Chang.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cabrera, Nolan L., author.

Chang, Robert S., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Education--History.

Education.

Educational equalization Law and legislation.

Educational equalization.

Mexican Americans--Study and teaching.

Mexican Americans.

Tucson Unified School District (Pima County, Ariz.).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xvi, 288 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, England : Cambridge University Press, [2025]

Summary:

In Banned, readers are taken on a journey through the intense racial politics surrounding the banning of Mexican American Studies in Tucson, Arizona. This book details the state-sponsored racism that led to the elimination of this highly successful program, and the grassroots and legal resistance that followed. Through extensive research and firsthand narratives, readers will gain a deep understanding of the controversy surrounding this historic case. The legal challenge successfully overturned the Arizona law and became a central symbol in the modern-day Ethnic Studies renaissance. This work is a must-read for anyone interested in understanding the power of community activism, the importance of fighting for educational equity, and why the example of Tucson created an alternative blueprint for how we can challenge states that are currently banning critical race theory

Contents:

Of course it's a different education, that's the point : the formation, implementation, and efficacy of Mexican American Studies

The Brown scare

They tried to bury us : but they forgot we were seeds : forming the resistance

UNIDOS [United Non-Discriminatory Individuals Demanding Our Studies] the student movement, conspiracy theories, and militarized school board meetings

Was the fix in? : MAS goes before an administrative law judge

Caving to pressure : intimidation, repression, and absurdity at Tucson Unified School District

The lawsuit : losing the first round

The appeal : with a little help from friends (and a community further divided)

A new hope : a new legal team and new plaintiffs

Trial!

Gotcha! : the state tries (and fails) to trip up the plaintiffs' experts

Doubling down on racism : Horne and Huppenthal take the stand

The S.S. violation and the close of trial

Victory and national renaissance amidst backlash

Epilogue: Children can handle the truth : children need the truth

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 19 Dec 2024).

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781009563550

1009563556

9781009563574

1009563572

9781009563543

1009563548