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9780761834557

This Isn't the America I Thought I'd Find African Students in the Urban U.S. High School

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  • ISBN13:

    9780761834557

  • ISBN10:

    0761834559

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2006-05-04
  • Publisher: UPA
  • Purchase Benefits
List Price: $56.99

Summary

This Isn't the America I Thought I'd Find explores the African student experience in America and offers advice for teachers seeking to facilitate a deeper appreciation of the emotional and historical connections between people of African descent and all Americans.

Author Biography

Rosemary Traore, Ph.D., is Assistant Professor in Urban Education at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte Robert J. Lukens, Ph.D., J.D., is CoDirector of the Advocating on Behalf of Children Project at Community Legal Services in Philadelphia, PA

Table of Contents

List of Tablesp. vii
Forewordp. ix
Prefacep. xiii
Acknowledgementsp. xxi
Introductionp. xxiii
The Darkest Thing About Africa Is America's Ignorance of Itp. 1
African Student Profiles - Previous and Current School Experiencesp. 23
Myths and Misperceptions About Africa, or "I Don't Live in the Jungle"p. 43
Expectations and Disappointments: Immigrant Life in America - Better Education, Better Life, and "The Streets Are Paved with Gold!"p. 57
Afro-American Student Profilesp. 73
The "White Elephant in the Room," or How Come Some of These Students Don't Know They're African?p. 89
Afrocentricity: Theory and Practical Implicationsp. 109
Making the Connection / Sharing a Heritagep. 119
Afrocentricity and Education Reformsp. 149
Appendixp. 169
Notesp. 173
Referencesp. 191
Indexp. 217
About the Authorsp. 221
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