and other conversations in an era of school resegregation /
Beverly Daniel Tatum
1st ed
Boston, Mass. :
Beacon Press,
2007
xvi, 147 pages,
23 cm
Race, education, democracy series
Includes bibliographical references (pages 135-147)
Introduction: Can we talk about race? -- The resegregation of our schools and the affirmation of identity -- Connecting the dots: how race in America's classrooms affects achievement -- "What kind of friendship is that?": the search for authenticity, mutuality, and social transformation in cross-racial relationships -- In search of wisdom: higher education for a changing democracy
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Explores why it is important for white educators to affirm the identities of African American students, and discusses how the prevalence of racial stereotypes acts as a major psychological challenge uniquely facing African Americans