ERIC Number: ED643206
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2024-May
Pages: 296
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: 978-1-68253-871-5
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Radical Brown: Keeping the Promise to America's Children. Race and Education
Margaret Beale Spencer; Nancy E. Dowd
Harvard Education Press
In "Radical Brown," renowned developmental scholar Margaret Beale Spencer and critical legal analyst Nancy E. Dowd offer a fresh perspective on the "Brown v. Board of Education" decision. Noting that decades of flawed implementation have subverted "Brown's" great promise of educational equality for K-12 public school students, Spencer and Dowd propose a bold framework for a new interpretation of the Supreme Court decision, one that is inclusive, identity affirming, and culturally sensitive. Even as they envision a more equitable future for US students, Spencer and Dowd look critically at the historical context of "Brown v. Board of Education," examining the roots of the inequality and segregation the ruling attempted to address, the resistance that the resulting school integration met, and the legacy of attempts to enforce the ruling. They trace the ways in which post-"Brown" policies have reinforced race privilege for white students and race subordination for Black and marginalized students and show how structural and cultural racism in education have impeded youth development and caused collective identity injury for all. Ultimately, this galvanizing work introduces a way forward that upholds the "Brown" ruling's intended meaning and mandate. "Radical Brown" offers suggestions for action, from everyday practice to policy change, to help legislators, school boards, scholars, and educators correct course and enact the decision's true intent--of safeguarding rights based on a common humanity. [Foreword written by Walter Allen.]
Descriptors: Equal Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Cultural Relevance, Inclusion, Racial Segregation, Law Enforcement, Educational Policy, Racism, Minority Group Students, Desegregation Litigation, School Desegregation
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Publication Type: Books; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education
Audience: Policymakers; Administrators; Students; Teachers
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Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: Brown v Board of Education
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