Racial Taxation: Schools, Segregation, and Taxpayer Citizenship, 1869-1973

by Camille Walsh

Book Overview

In the United States, it is quite common to lay claim to the benefits of society by appealing to "taxpayer citizenship--the idea that, as taxpayers, we deserve access to certain social services like a public education. Tracing the genealogy of this concept, Camille Walsh shows how tax policy and taxpayer identity were built on the foundations of white supremacy and intertwined with ideas of whiteness. From the origins of unequal public school funding...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1469638940
• ISBN13: 9781469638942
• Release Date: February 2018
• Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
• Length: 250 Pages
• Weight: 0.86 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"