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What we stand to lose : Black teachers, the culture they created, and the closure of a New Orleans high school / Kristen L. Buras.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Buras, Kristen L., author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Carver Senior High School (New Orleans, La.).
- African American schools--Louisiana--New Orleans.
- African American schools.
- School failure--Louisiana--New Orleans.
- School failure.
- African American teachers--Louisiana--New Orleans.
- African American teachers.
- African American students--Louisiana--New Orleans.
- African American students.
- African Americans--Education--Louisiana--New Orleans.
- African Americans.
- African Americans--Social networks--Louisiana--New Orleans.
- African Americans--Civil rights--Louisiana--New Orleans.
- Racism in education--Louisiana--New Orleans.
- Racism in education.
- New Orleans (La.)--Race relations.
- New Orleans (La.).
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (unpaged) : illustrations
- Other Title:
- Black teachers, the culture they created, and the closure of a New Orleans high school
- Place of Publication:
- Boston : Beacon Press, [2025]
- Contents:
- "They Don't Know the History" Why Re-membering Carver Senior High School Matters
- "Back in a Corner Someplace" Place-Making in the Carver School Community
- "I Tried to Make Things Happen That Wouldn't Happen Otherwise" Carver's First Teachers and the Culture They Created
- "Then I Had My Grandchildren" The Intergenerational Network That Shaped Carver
- "We Were Determined to Educate Our Kids" Carver's Ethic of Self-Determination and Achievement
- "You Knew How to Maneuver Through the System" The Dual Commitment to Academics and Consciousness in the Context of Racism
- "We Were All of One Accord" The Community-Building Traditions of Carver
- "They Love That Green and Orange" Positive Feelings and Affiliation Among Carver Rams
- "The System Must Spread Few Resources Very Broadly" Historical Perspectives on Who Failed Carver
- "They Don't Want Us" The Mass Termination of Black Teachers and the Fate of Carver
- "A Reality of Life for Black People in Cities All Over This Country" Public School Closures and the Assault on Civil Rights
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Electronic reproduction. Ipswich, MA Available via World Wide Web.
- Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on September 09, 2025).
- Other Format:
- Print version: Buras, Kristen L. What we stand to lose
- ISBN:
- 9780807019511
- 0807019518
- Publisher Number:
- 40032891937
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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