ERIC Number: EJ1287183
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Publication Date: 2020
Pages: 19
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Integrating "White" America through the Erosion of White Supremacy: Promoting an Inclusive Humanist White Identity in the United States
Borunda, Rose; Joo, HyunGyung; Mahr, Michele; Moreno, Jessica; Murray, Amy; Park, Sangmin; Scarton, Carly
Critical Questions in Education, v11 n1 p38-56 Win 2020
The rich mosaic of U.S. demographics contains multiple languages, cultures, and belief systems. Yet, the historical legacy of an old, white supremacist "master narrative" continues to dominate our political, social, and educational systems. The authors of this paper are educators who teach in either K-12 classrooms or at the university level in the graduate education of counselors, teachers, and school administrators. As educators, we recognize that the old master narrative generates discord by emphasizing history that promotes the position and status of one group over another, which is antithetical in a democracy that is supposed to value all. Therefore, the authors challenge the biased and obsolete racist narrative that perpetuates cultural, psychological, educational, and sociological impairment. In addressing the embedded tenets of white supremacy, this article serves several purposes. First, the authors emphasize the need to re-frame how students are educated in both elementary schools and in higher education, urging the adoption of a humanist narrative that includes stories of Euro-Americans from the historical record who resisted white supremacy. It also offers recommendations for eradicating white supremacy across multiple contexts, including implications for the workplace. Further, it provides examples of how this alternative approach promotes positive integration of white Euro-Americans into the greater populace, leading to a more inclusive society.
Descriptors: Whites, Racial Discrimination, Humanism, Social Justice, United States History, Inclusion, Multicultural Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Humanistic Education, Teacher Education, Higher Education
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education; Elementary Secondary Education
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Language: English
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