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Educating Black males in the twenty-first century South : tunnel vision? / Jo Hawkins-Jones and Myron B. Labat.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Hawkins-Jones, Jo, 1986- author.
- Labat, Myron B., 1975- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- African American boys--Education--Southern States.
- African American boys.
- African American men--Education--Southern States.
- African American men.
- Discrimination in education--Southern States.
- Discrimination in education.
- African Americans--Southern States--Social conditions.
- African Americans.
- African American boys--Education.
- African American men--Education.
- African Americans--Social conditions.
- Southern States.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (111 pages)
- Distribution:
- New York : Bloomsbury Publishing (US), 2023.
- Place of Publication:
- Lanham, Maryland : Lexington Books, 2023.
- System Details:
- data file
- Summary:
- "Educating Black Males in the Twenty-First Century South: Tunnel Vision? offers rich accounts of the lived experiences of Black men in the South, spanning from childhood to adulthood. This book is backed by historical accounts and research, that provide a comprehensive perspective of challenges that have led to a persistent educational and societal crisis"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Cover
- Contents
- Foreword
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Misunderstood and Invisible
- Same Ole South
- The Black Family
- Hard Knock Life
- "Too Many Negative Experiences"
- How Violence Enters the School
- Subconscious Lowered Expectations
- Changing the Trajectory of Black Male Students
- References
- Index
- About the Authors.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-66699-139-2
- 1-66690-494-5
- OCLC:
- 1376507552
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