Resisting Racism [OP]: Race, Inequality and the Black Supplementary School Movement

In The 1960s, Black Communities In The Uk Mobilised Against The Discrimination And Inequality Their Children Experienced In Mainstream Schooling, Setting Up Black Supplementary School Projects Where The Deficits In Educational Provision Could Be Rectified. Almost Fifty Years Of Black Supplementary Schools, Organised On A Volunteer Basis By Parents, Teachers, Churches And Community Groups, Are Brought To Life In This Book. This Is The First Comprehensive Account Of The Black Supplementary School Movement. It Charts The Historical Development Of The Movement; Explores The Different Ideologies That Emerged; Examines The Importance And Conceptions Of Blackness; And Looks At The Relationship To Mainstream Schools And The Prospects For The Future Of Black Supplementary Education. It Is Essential Reading For Everyone Who Is Interested In Overcoming Racism In Education And In Sociological And Policy Responses To Racism Generally. Introduction : Why Black Supplementary Schools? -- Researching The Movement -- The Role Of Blackness -- The Organization And Philosophies Of Supplementary Schools -- Mainstream Educational Discourse In The Official Projects -- The Self-help Challenge To The Mainstream School System -- Researching The Lumumba School -- The Lumumba Saturday School : An Ethnographic Study -- Lessons From The Lumumba -- Conclusion : Resisting Racism. Kehinde Andrews. A Trentham Book. Includes Bibliographical References (pages 141-150) And Index. In the 1960s, Black communities in the UK mobilized against the discrimination and inequality their children experienced in mainstream schooling, setting up Black supplementary school projects where the deficits in educational provision could be rectified. Almost fifty years of Black supplementary schools, organized on a volunteer basis by parents, teachers, churches, and community groups, are brought to life in this book. This is the first comprehensive account of the Black supplementary school movement. It charts the historical development of the movement; explores the different ideologies that emerged; examines the Importance and conceptions of Blackness; and looks at the relationship to mainstream schools and the prospects for the future of Black supplementary education. It presents a case study of one of the oldest such schools, and a felling analysis of its strengths, weaknesses, and the obstacles it had to overcome. Resisting Racism is essential reading for everyone who is interested in overcoming racism in education, and in sociological and policy responses to racism generally. All those involved in improving the educational experiences of discriminated against groups should read this book. Book jacket Black communities in the UK have mobilized against racism since their experiences in the 1960s. A crucial part of their resistance was the creation of Black supplementary school projects where the deficits in mainstream education could be addressed. Over 40 years of Black supplementary schoolsoften organized on a volunteer basis by parents, teachers, churches and community groupsare brought to life in this book. This is the first comprehensive account of the Black supplementary school movement. It charts the historical development of the movement; explores the different ideologies that emerged; examines the importance and conceptions of Blackness; looks at the relationship to mainstream schools and considers the prospects for the future of Black supplementary education. Resisting Racism is essential reading for everyone who is interested in responses to racism and education, and in sociological and policy responses to racism more generally. It is also essential for all those involved in improving the educational experiences of any groups subject to discrimination. In the 1960s, Black communities in the UK mobilised against the discrimination and inequality their children experienced in mainstream schooling, setting up Black supplementary school projects where the deficits in educational provision could be rectified. Almost fifty years of Black supplementary schools, organised on a volunteer basis by parents, teachers, churches and community groups, are brought to life in this book. This is the first comprehensive account of the Black supplementary school movement. It charts the historical development of the movement; explores the different ideologies that emerged; examines the importance and conceptions of Blackness; and looks at the relationship to mainstream schools and the prospects for the future of Black supplementary education. It is essential reading for everyone who is interested in overcoming racism in education and in sociological and policy responses to racism generally (4e de couverture) Cover Contents Acknowledgements About the author Introduction: Why Black supplementary schools? Part One: The Black supplementary school movement Chapter 1: Researching the movement Chapter 2: The role of Blackness Chapter 3: The organization and philosophies of supplementary schools Chapter 4: Mainstream educational discourse in the official projects Chapter 5: The self-help challenge to the mainstream school system Part Two: The Lumumba School Study Chapter 6: Researching the Lumumba School Chapter 7: The Lumumba Saturday School: An ethnographic study Chapter 8: Lessons from the Lumumba Conclusion: Resisting racism Appendix References Index