Unlearning the Hush: Oral Histories of Black Female Educators in Mississippi in the Civil Rights Era (Transformations: Womanist, Feminist, and Indigenous Studies) - Softcover

Bunch, Marlee S.

 
9780252088872: Unlearning the Hush: Oral Histories of Black Female Educators in Mississippi in the Civil Rights Era (Transformations: Womanist, Feminist, and Indigenous Studies)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0252088875 ISBN 13: 9780252088872
Verlag: University of Illinois Press, 2025

Inhaltsangabe

Listening to Black women share their life experiences as educators

Despite significant challenges and historical opposition, Black female teachers stood at the forefront of advocating for and providing education to Black students. Their dedication not only improved opportunities for Black communities but also influenced changes in U.S. laws and societal expectations.

Marlee S. Bunch draws on oral histories to illuminate the interior lives of Black female educators who taught before and after desegregation in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. In their own voices, these women detail the hurdles they faced guiding students through Jim Crow laws and Civil Rights-era desegregation. Bunch unearths the personal stories of teaching and activism during a historic time that included the Brown v. Board of Education decision and whites' massive resistance to desegregation. The educators highlight the significance of the Black community and the role of Black homes in fostering student success and community cohesion. In addition, Bunch looks at the legacies of Black educators and the work still to be done. Visual artwork and poetry complement the text.

Inspiring and immersive, Unlearning the Hush blends personal memory with Civil Rights history to document the pivotal role Black women played in education during a transformative and charged period in American history.

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Marlee S. Bunch is an educator, author, and scholar.

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Verlag
University of Illinois Press
Erscheinungsdatum
2025
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
0252088875
ISBN 13 
9780252088872
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Taschenbuch
Anzahl der Seiten
168
Kontakt zum Hersteller
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