Can we talk about race? and other conversations in an era of school resegregation / [electronic resource] :
Beverly Daniel Tatum.
- Boston, Mass. : Beacon Press, 2007.
- 1 online resource (xvi, 147 p.)
- A Simmons College/Beacon Press race, education, and democracy series book .
- Simmons College/Beacon Press race, education, and democracy series book. .
Description based on print version record.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 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.
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.
Segregation in education--United States. School integration--United States. Segregación en educación--Estados unidos. Integración escolar--Estados unidos.