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Original sins : the (mis)education of Black and native children and the construction of American racism / Eve L. Ewing.

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Book
Author/Creator:
Ewing, Eve L., author.
Contributor:
ProQuest ebook central
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Discrimination in education--United States--History.
Discrimination in education.
Public schools--United States--History.
Public schools.
Segregation in education--United States--History.
Segregation in education.
Racism--United States--History.
Racism.
Education--Political aspects.
Education.
Physical Description:
1 online resource : illustrations
Place of Publication:
New York : One World, an imprint of Random House, a division of Penguin Random House LLC, [2025]
Contents:
PART I: Jefferson's Ghost and the Purpose(s) of School
An American Classic
Making Citizens: Schools for White People
Saviorism and Social Control: Schools for Black People
Disappearance by Design: Schools for Native People
PART II: Defective Strains
The Gospel of Intellectual Inferiority
A Nation for the Fittest: Measurement and the Architects of Progress
Race and IQ: The "Debate" that Never Dies
Whose Knowledge?
PART III: Hands Clasped
Carceral Logics
To Resist is to Be Criminal
Absolute Obedience and Perfect Submission
PART IV: Somebody's Got to Mow the Lawn
A Crooked Playing Field
Slavery, Settler Colonialism, and American Wealth
Dispossession by Degrees: Universities and the Legacy of Theft
A Place to Learn Your Place: Education and Racial Capitalism
Conclusion: Strands Together.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI Available via World Wide Web.
Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on February 19, 2025).
Other Format:
Print version: Ewing, Eve L. Original sins
ISBN:
9780593243718
0593243714
Publisher Number:
40032649828
Access Restriction:
Restricted for use by site license.

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