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RACE AND ETHNICITY / GENERAL

FORTHCOMING

Realizing the Civil Rights Dream

Diagnosing and Treating American Racism

KENNETH B. BEDELL
FOREWORD BY REV. JESSE L. JACKSON, SR.
“ future of American society. . . . A very helpful road map of practical
A wise, challenging, and hopeful analysis of race, racism, and the

steps necessary for realizing the Civil Rights dream of a patchwork quilt
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society.
—Jackson W. Carroll, PhD, Ruth W. and A. Morris Williams, Jr. Professor Emeritus of
August 2017, 232pp, 6 1/8x9 1/4 Religion and Society, Duke University, March 14, 2017
Print: 978-1-4408-5375-3
$48.00, £37.00, €44.00 In Realizing the Civil Rights Dream: Diagnosing and Treating American Racism, author
eBook: 978-1-4408-5376-0 Kenneth B. Bedell proposes a civil rights dream that grows out of American history and
speaks to the 21st-century reality. He makes the case that by adopting a larger perspective
of the role of racism in preserving U.S. social, cultural, economic, and political institutions
KENNETH B. BEDELL, PhD, served
as a senior advisor in the Department and practices, Americans can understand why it has been so difficult to fulfill the promises
of Education in the Obama of the 1960s civil rights dream. Bedell describes and applies sociological theories that
administration. serve to explain why racism is still prevalent in the United States and identifies the steps
that are necessary to overcome racism. The book concludes with proposals for ways to
apply social science to realize the civil rights dream and examples of how individuals can
take action to make a difference.

“White” Washing American Education

The New Culture Wars in Ethnic Studies

2 VOLUMES | DENISE M. SANDOVAL, ANTHONY J. RATCLIFF,
TRACY LACHICA BUENAVISTA, AND JAMES R. MARÍN, EDITORS
“ to correct stereotypes and misconceptions. . . . An important work for
The writing is provocative, stimulating, and meant to challenge and
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undergraduates and readers with serious interest in the topic.
—Library Journal, December 1, 2016
In 2010, HB 2281—a law that bans ethnic studies in Arizona—was passed; in the same
year, Texas whitewashed curriculum and textbook changes at the K–12 level. Since then,
October 2016, 614pp, 6 1/8x9 1/4 the nation has seen a rise in the legal and political war on Ethnic Studies, revisionist
Print: 978-1-4408-3255-0 actions in curriculum content, and anti-immigrant policies, creating a new culture war in
$131.00, £101.00, €120.00
eBook: 978-1-4408-3256-7 America. “White” Washing American Education demonstrates the value and necessity
of Ethnic Studies in the 21st century by sharing the voices of those in the trenches—
educators, students, community activists, and cultural workers—who are effectively using
DENISE M. SANDOVAL, PhD, is professor
at California State University, Northridge. multidisciplinary approaches to education.
ANTHONY J. RATCLIFF, PhD, is associate FEATURES
professor at California State University, Los
Angeles. • Presents an innovative exploration of the new culture wars that address the various
TRACY LACHICA BUENAVISTA, PhD, debates and views on Ethnic Studies that are under attack in American education, both
is associate professor California State in grades K–12 and in higher education
University, Northridge. • Provides information and insights presented by outstanding editors and contributors
JAMES R. MARÍN, EdD, is a principal at who are influential in the field
Alain LeRoy Locke College Prep Academy,
Green Dot Public Schools, Los Angeles.
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