Resistance and assent: How racial socialization shapes black students’ experience learning African American history in high school

Urban Education

Volumn 51, Issue 9, 2016, Pages 1126-1151

  Thornhill, Theodore E ^a  

^a EARLHAM COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

African American history; Colorblindness; High school U.S. history; Racial socialization; Racism; Resistance

Indexed keywords

EID: 85018521989     PISSN: 00420859     EISSN: 15528340     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0042085914566094     Document Type: Article

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