racism in education

"The story of the 1931 Lemon Grove incident, in which Mexican families in southern California won the first school desegregation case in United States history. Includes a corrido (ballad), and information about the people involved and events leading up to and after the court case ruling"--Provided by the publisher.

Vilson, a teacher from an urban school composed of black and poor youth, challenges racism and inequality in the classroom.

A leading African American historian of race in America exposes the uncomfortable truths about race, slavery, and the American academy, revealing that leading universities, dependent on human bondage, became breeding grounds for the racist ideas that sustained it.

Fourteen essays examine aspects and incidents of racism, presenting the viewpoints of individuals who have experienced it and discussing such topics as prejudice at various school levels, the handling of Hurricane Katrina rescues and relief, and the Virginia Tech shootings.