Changing Racial Options in Proximal Spaces: The “Earnest Struggle” of Teaching History as a Fight for Justice Now, Not Just Then
Published online on May 15, 2026
Abstract
Urban Education, Ahead of Print.
Teaching the history of systemic racial oppression during a time when racial hatred is explicit in policies and behaviors is traumatic. Learning about the links between enslavement, Jim Crow, and mass incarceration is emotionally draining and triggers ...
Teaching the history of systemic racial oppression during a time when racial hatred is explicit in policies and behaviors is traumatic. Learning about the links between enslavement, Jim Crow, and mass incarceration is emotionally draining and triggers ...