{"product_id":"reading-writing-and-segregation-sonya-ramsey-9780252032295","title":"Reading, Writing, and Segregation: A Century of Black Women Teachers in Nashville","description":"\u003cp\u003eBeginning in 1867 with the inception of segregated public schools and ending in 1983, ten years after federal court-ordered desegregation, \u003ci\u003eReading, Writing, and Segregation\u003c\/i\u003e details the experiences of African American women teachers in Nashville, Tennessee. Sonya Ramsey examines the familial and educational backgrounds, working environments, and political strategies of these women who constituted the majority of the city's black middle class. Black teachers were often role models for their students and community, but they still struggled for parity and respect from white colleagues. Ramsey's study contributes to the historical discussion of the complicated intersections of class and race and how they changed over time. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGrounded in extensive interviews with both black and white women who made the transition to integrated faculties, Ramsey reveals how educators in an urban southern environment responded not only to desegregation and integration but also to critical moments in U.S. history, such as world wars, the Great Depression, the \u003ci\u003eBrown v. Board of Education\u003c\/i\u003edecision, and the civil rights and women's movements. Her exploration of how they constructed middle-class identities and how desegregation transformed their roles as teachers reveals the links among class, gender, and race in segregated communities; the racialized and gendered meanings of professionalism; and the complex consequences of desegregation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Sonya Ramsey\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0252032292\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780252032295\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Illinois Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/01\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.06lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.32h x 6.42w x 0.86d","brand":"Sonya Ramsey","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":49096664187135,"sku":"9780252032295","price":39.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/reading-writing-and-segregation-sonya-ramsey-9780252032295","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}