In the Wake of Plessy: Political Education and the Politics of Education in Black America (1877-1962) presents historiography of Black American education and examines segregation, integration, and Black organizing as the country debated “separate but equal.” You will provide a synthetic and analytic review of this research, responding to the following questions:
How did Black Americans struggle politically to advance their diverse positions on school (de)segregation?
What is the significance of Black educational organizing throughout the period covered in this unit?