The embeddedness of racism: maintaining the status quo -- The foundation for developing Black woman's standpoint -- Transforming an institution: confronting barriers of race and gender -- Sumner high school: A culture of community and potential -- Reclaiming self-reliance and Black woman's standpoint -- Multicultural and STEM activist and advocate educator -- Community service and development, family, and learning through travel -- Challenges remain in the ongoing quest to disrupt the status quo.
Summary:
"American Educator, Activist, and Advocate provides in-depth research into Eleanor Archer's life as one of the first Black public school teachers in Des Moines and presents a gateway for academics to acknowledge the lives and ideas of women during the Jim Crow era, clarifying Black women's standpoint on the segregated South"-- Provided by publisher.
Series:
Critical Africana studies: African, African American, and Caribbean interdisciplinary and intersectional studies
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.