Schooling the System: A History of Black Women Teachers 9780228007036

A powerful examination of black women teachers and their contributions to anti-racist education in Canada. As schools

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English Pages [305] Year 2021

Schooling the System: A History of Black Women Teachers
9780228007036

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Funké Aladejebi

Table of contents :
Cover
SCHOOLING THE SYSTEM
Title
Copyright
Dedication
Contents
Acknowledgments
Illustrations follow
INTRODUCTION “The school was born out of sweat and tears” Locating Black Women Educators in Twentieth-Century Canada
1 “There weren’t that many of us to begin with” Black Women Teachers and Ontario’s Education System, 1940s–60s
2 “To bridge the gap and be a mentor for the black students” Black Women Teachers as Cultural Mediators, 1965–1980s
3 “I’m not here to crack, I’m here to do the job” Black Women’s Engagement with Workplace Practices and Educational Pedagogies
4 “We were like renegades. We were like radicals” Exploring the Continuum of Black Activism and Educational Initiatives in Toronto, 1960s–70s
5 “I personally wasted a lot of time with feminism” Examining the Limitations of the Canadian Women’s Movement, 1970s–80s
CONCLUSION “Things generally being made more difficult than they should be” Exploring the Changing Same
Notes
Bibliography
Index

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