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At a time when many individuals and institutions are reexamining their histories to better understand their tangled roots of racism and oppression, Reckoning: Kalamazoo College Uncovers Its Racial and Colonial Past tells the story of how American ideas about colonialism and race shaped Kalamazoo College, a progressive liberal arts institution in the Midwest. Beginning with its founding in 1833 during the era of Indian Removal, the book follows the development of the college through the Civil War, the long period of racial entrenchment that followed Reconstruction, minstrel shows performed on campus in the 1950s during the rise of the Civil Rights movement, Black student activism in the wake of Martin Luther King's assassination, the quest for multiculturalism in the 1990s, and the recent activism of a changing student body. This close look at the colonial and racial history of one institution reveals academia's investment in White supremacy and the permutations and contradictions of race and racism in higher education. Though the details are unique to Kalamazoo, other predominantly White colleges and universities would have similar historical trajectories, for in the end our institutional histories reflect the history of the United States. By examining the ways in which a progressive, midwestern college has absorbed, resisted, and perpetuated American systems of colonialism and racism, the book challenges higher education to use this moment to make the deep, structural changes necessary to eliminate disparities in experiences and outcomes among students of color and their White peers. Reckoning is a volume that can be used in a variety of courses that deal with topics such as History of Education, Social Justice in Higher Education, and more.
Perfect for courses such as: Pursuing Diversity, Inclusion, Justice, and Equity ? Education and Cultural Studies ? Exploring Whiteness ? Inquiry in Postsecondary Education ? Proseminar in Adult and Higher Education ? Education and Social Struggle in the U.S., WWII – Present ? Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion in Student Affairs ?Diversity and Inclusion in Higher Education ? History of American Education ? Diversity in Higher Education
At a time when many individuals and institutions are reexamining their histories to better understand their tangled roots of racism and oppression, Reckoning: Kalamazoo College Uncovers Its Racial and Colonial Past tells the story of how American ideas about colonialism and race shaped Kalamazoo College, a progressive liberal arts institution in the Midwest. Beginning with its founding in 1833 during the era of Indian Removal, the book follows the development of the college through the Civil War, the long period of racial entrenchment that followed Reconstruction, minstrel shows performed on campus in the 1950s during the rise of the Civil Rights movement, Black student activism in the wake of Martin Luther King's assassination, the quest for multiculturalism in the 1990s, and the recent activism of a changing student body. This close look at the colonial and racial history of one institution reveals academia's investment in White supremacy and the permutations and contradictions of race and racism in higher education. Though the details are unique to Kalamazoo, other predominantly White colleges and universities would have similar historical trajectories, for in the end our institutional histories reflect the history of the United States. By examining the ways in which a progressive, midwestern college has absorbed, resisted, and perpetuated American systems of colonialism and racism, the book challenges higher education to use this moment to make the deep, structural changes necessary to eliminate disparities in experiences and outcomes among students of color and their White peers. Reckoning is a volume that can be used in a variety of courses that deal with topics such as History of Education, Social Justice in Higher Education, and more.
Perfect for courses such as: Pursuing Diversity, Inclusion, Justice, and Equity ? Education and Cultural Studies ? Exploring Whiteness ? Inquiry in Postsecondary Education ? Proseminar in Adult and Higher Education ? Education and Social Struggle in the U.S., WWII – Present ? Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion in Student Affairs ?Diversity and Inclusion in Higher Education ? History of American Education ? Diversity in Higher Education
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Index
1850 Fugitive Slave Act, 43
1937 Home Owners’ Loan Corporation (HOLC), 142
1964 Civil Rights Act, 187, 191
A
Abbeokuta, 44, 45, 56
abolitionism. See anti-slavery
adaptive resistance, 26
African Civilization Society, 43, 44, 45, 56, 57, 62, 65, 67, 68, 69
Ahmed, S., 228, 231
Albion College, 8, 31, 157
alien races, 104
Allegan County Historical Society, 17
Alpha Sigma Delta literary society, 125
American Baptist Home Mission Society, 8, 12, 13
American Baptist Magazine, 21
American Colonization Society (ACS), 44
American Baptist Home Mission Society (ABHMS), 68, 69, 105–6, 113, 120
American Indian Movement, 210–12
American Stories, 117
Amerika Monogatari, 117
Amos ‘n’ Andy, 145
Anderson, E., 60
Andover Theological Seminary, 46, 50
Andrews, H., 95
Angles, J., 117
Anishinaabe, 9, 11, 237
interaction with White settlers, 17
land management among, 14–15
removal from their land, 27–28, 28–30
Anthony, S.B., 66
anti-apartheid movement, 213
Antioch College, 191
anti-racists, 55
anti-Semitism, 240
anti-slavery, 41–45, 45–55, 67, 88
Apache dance, 158
Arcus Center for Social Justice Leadership, 3, 237, 238, 239, 241
Arcus Foundation, 237
Aristophanes, 92
Asheville School, 121
assimilationists, 55
Atlanta Compromise, 98
Atlantic, 242
Atlantic Monthly, 58
Atwater, L., 208
Avis, E., 181, 197, 198
B
Ba...
Table of contents
- Cover
- Halftitle
- Title
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Notes on Language
- Introduction
- One: Ascendancy
- Two: Dissenters and Heretics
- Three: The Shape of Things
- Four: Behind the Mask
- Five: “There Is No Innocence”
- Six: The Brick Wall
- Conclusion: Bending the Arc
- About the Author
- Index