u003cpu003eu003cspan style=u0022font-weight: bold;u0022u003eDr. James D. Andersonu003c/spanu003e, the renowned author ofu003cspanu003eu0026nbsp;u003c/spanu003eu003ciu003eThe Education of Blacks in the South 1860-1935,u003cspanu003eu0026nbsp;u003c/spanu003eu003c/iu003eand Professor Emeritus of Education at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, joins the u003cspan style=u0022font-weight: bold;u0022u003eu003ca href=u0022https://building-the-black-educator-pipeline.simplecast.com/u0022 rel=u0022noopeneru0022u003eBuilding the Black Educator Pipeline Podcastu003c/au003e u003c/spanu003eto discuss the history of Black education in this country.u003c/pu003e u003cpu003eDr. Anderson’s scholarship focuses broadly on the history of U.S. education, with a subfield in the history of African American education. In this episode, he describes what inspired him to get into this field of research and shares his own life journey. He details the history of Black people working to build their own system of education and the obstacles they faced along the way.u0026nbsp;u003c/pu003e u003cpu003eHost u003cspan style=u0022font-weight: bold;u0022u003eShayna Terrellu003c/spanu003e and Dr. Anderson discuss the competing educational philosophies Black folks in the south held, and how we see some of the same debates in modern discourse. They discuss the politics that went along with fighting for improved education for Black students and compare the current state of education with the past.u0026nbsp;u003c/pu003e u003cpu003eFinally, Dr. Anderson shares what he believes is leading to the attacks on African-American studies, as well as the increase in book bans, and censorship of certain curriculums throughout the country.u003c/pu003e
The History of Black Education In America (ft. Dr. James Anderson)
