Craig Steven Wilder
Autore di Ebony and Ivy: Race, Slavery, and the Troubled History of America's Universities
Sull'Autore
Craig Steven Wilder is Professor of History at Dartmouth College
Opere di Craig Steven Wilder
Opere correlate
Four Hundred Souls: A Community History of African America, 1619-2019 (2021) — Collaboratore — 838 copie
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Informazioni generali
- Sesso
- male
- Nazionalità
- USA
- Luogo di residenza
- Brooklyn, New York
- Istruzione
- Columbia University (PhD|History)
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Recensioni
Liste
Silent Scream (1)
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Statistiche
- Opere
- 3
- Opere correlate
- 2
- Utenti
- 314
- Popolarità
- #75,177
- Voto
- 4.2
- Recensioni
- 2
- ISBN
- 10
Craig Wilder's Ebony and Ivy shows how that could only work if you ignore or santise the history of American universities themselves. Many of them, including many of the most famous, are built on land and with money given by slave traders, have historic buildings constructed and maintained by enslaved labour, and continue to enjoy eye-wateringly large endowments that ultimately derive from the exploitation and suffering of people of colour. Moreover, Wilder shows how university faculty and administrators were active conspirators in the institutionalising and promotion of scientific racism and white supremacy. Wilder marshalls an impressive array of archival materials to produce an eye-opening, if often queasy, read.… (altro)