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Title: The African American Struggle for Secondary Schooling, 19401980: Closing the Graduation Gap
Citation Type: Journal Article
Publication Year: 2013
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Abstract: Book ReviewJohn L. Rury and Shirley A. Hill use a wide array of qualitative and quantitative data to provide a sweeping account of African American efforts to improve secondary education within their own communities, challenges they faced, and the long-term improvements in educational and socioeconomic attainment that resulted. Encapsulating forty years of educational progress in the United States, zeroing in on the South and then shifting to the North, where the urban educational drama would gain so much attention, the authors are attuned to differences in social class, gender, and the urban/rural divide that not only account for differences in attainment but also shape demands for education. Throughout the book, the power of black communities in broadening their childrens educational opportunities features prominently.Addressing the United States as a whole, with a particular emphasis on the South, Rury and Hill combine a vast array of qualitative and quantitative data to provide a holistic account of black education during this forty-year period. The authors integrate findings from yearbooks, black newspapers, and oral histories from archival repositories around the country with interviews and IPUMS data, to present regression models comparing factors predicting black and white high school attendance and completion. Although a bit unclear how the specific archival sources and cities were chosen, the multitude of empirical sources used to generate a deep understanding of the experiences with segregation and efforts to improve education during these decades is a clear strength of the book...
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Authors: Weiner, Melissa F.
Periodical (Full): A Journal of Reviews
Issue: 1
Volume: 42
Pages: 104-106
Data Collections: IPUMS USA
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