Beautiful Struggle
How One American High School Took on Systemic Racism
320 pages | 2 tables | 6 x 9
Education: Curriculum and Methodology, Pre-School, Elementary and Secondary Education
Table of Contents
Preface
1. “It’s Racism Pure and Simple, and It’s Going to Stop!”: The Story Begins
2. Understanding Systemic Racism
3. “A Conversation About Racism Was Needed”: Critical Foundations
4. “It Is a Black-White Issue!”: The Battle Over Freshman Restructuring
5. “New Voices Showed Up—Powerful Voices”: How Leadership Worked
6. “Tough and Good and Thorny”: Detracking Through Teachers’ Eyes
7. “It’s Churning Up, Retilling the Land”: Transforming Institutional Culture a
8. “I Live in This Black Skin Every Day”: Race Relations in Leadership
9. “Everything We Do”: Conclusion
Epilogue
Acknowledgments
Methodology Appendix
Notes
Bibliography
Index