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The State Must Provide: Why America’s Colleges Have Always Been Unequalâand How to Set Them Right
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94/100Author:
Adam Harris
Publisher:
Ecco
Date:
August 10, 2021
The history of the pervasiveness of racial inequality in American higher education.
What The Reviewers Say
Harris exposes the menace in the mundane. Through vivid storytelling, he documents how white presidents of all-white, state flagship universities worked tirelessly alongside state lawmakers throughout much of the 20th century to keep segregation alive to the detriment of Black colleges.
Profound and thought-provoking, this work is recommended for anyone who wants to understand the structural inequities of the U.S. educational system..
Harris weaves a compelling narrative that highlights how, across its history, the U.S. higher-education system has perpetrated discriminatory practices toward Black students that still exist today.
... illuminating.
