Schoolhouse Activists examines the role that African American educators played in the Birmingham, Alabama, civil rights movement from the late nineteenth century to the present day. Drawing on multiple perspectives from education, history, and sociology, Tondra L. Loder-Jackson revisits longstanding debates about whether these educators were friends or foes of the civil rights movement. She also uses Black feminist thought and the life course perspective to illuminate the unique and often clandestine brand of activism that these teachers cultivated. The book will serve as a resource for current educators and their students grappling with contemporary struggles for educational justice.
Table of Content
Illustrations
Preface
Acknowledgments
Abbreviations
Introduction: Activists or Accommodationists? Recasting the Role of African American Educators in the Civil Rights Movement
PART I. Breaking Ground and Laying the Foundation
1. Pioneering Black Schools Second to None
2. Organizing for Educational Equity
3. Supporting the Movement Inside and Outside of the Schoolhouse
PART II.Transitioning and Forging Ahead
4. Relative Activism
5. Intergenerational Bridge Building
6. Resurgent Activism?
Appendix. Notes on Methodology
Chronology
Notes
Bibliography
Index
About the author
Tondra L. Loder-Jackson is Associate Professor of Educational Foundations at the University of Alabama at Birmingham.
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