The Unteachables: Disability Rights and the Invention of Black Special Education - Paperback
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Language:EnglishPublisher:University of Minnesota PressISBN-13:9781517910273ISBN-10:1517910277UPC:9781517910273Book Category:Education, Social ScienceBook Subcategory:Special Education, Discrimination, Philosophy, Theory & Social AspectsSize:8.43 x 5.51 x 1.02 inchesWeight:1.1508Product ID:SCVCCN52EQ
The Unteachables: Disability Rights and the Invention of Black Special Education
How special education used disability labels to marginalize Black students in public schools
The Unteachables examines the overrepresentation of Black students in special education over the course of the twentieth century. As African American children integrated predominantly white schools, many were disproportionately labeled educable mentally retarded (EMR), learning disabled (LD), and...Language:EnglishPublisher:University of Minnesota PressISBN-13:9781517910273ISBN-10:1517910277UPC:9781517910273Book Category:Education, Social ScienceBook Subcategory:Special Education, Discrimination, Philosophy, Theory & Social AspectsSize:8.43 x 5.51 x 1.02 inchesWeight:1.1508Product ID:SCVCCN52EQ
Keith A. Mayes is associate professor in African American & African Studies and faculty affiliate in Sociocultural Studies in Education at the University of Minnesota. He is author of Kwanzaa: Black Power and the Making of the African American Holiday Tradition.
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