In a Classroom of Their Own: The Intersection of Race and Feminist Politics in All-Black Male Schools

by Keisha Lindsay

Book Overview

Many advocates of all-black male schools (ABMSs) argue that these institutions counter black boys' racist emasculation in white, "overly" female classrooms. This argument challenges racism and perpetuates antifeminism.

Keisha Lindsay explains the complex politics of ABMSs by situating these schools within broader efforts at neoliberal education reform and within specific conversations about both "endangered" black males and a "boy crisis"...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0252083350
• ISBN13: 9780252083358
• Release Date: June 2018
• Publisher: University of Illinois Press
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 8.9"