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A Class of Their Own
A Class of Their Own: Black teachers in the segregated South | Adam Fairclough
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In this major undertaking, civil rights historian Adam Fairclough chronicles the odyssey of black teachers in the South from emancipation in 1865 to integration one hundred years later. A Class of Their Own is indispensable for understanding (…more)
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“As a group, black teachers never submitted to white supremacist ideology. Their dogged pursuit of better schools reflected a conviction of their own worth and the worth of their pupils.”

3/5 ⭐️. Presents a detailed history of black educators in America from slavery up to integration. Since it was written in 2007, I thought it should have included black educators post-integration too. Otherwise, still pretty well-written and comprehensive.

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