Because of Race

Mica Pollock is an associate professor at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. She is the author of "Colormute: Race Talk Dilemmas in an American School" (Princeton) and the editor of "Everyday Antiracism: Getting Real About Race in School" (New Press).

• Preface ix Acknowledgments xvii INTRODUCTION 1 REBUTTAL ONE: Harms to Children of Color Cannot Be Proved 22 REBUTTAL TWO: Harms to Children of Color Should Not Be Discussed 64 REBUTTAL THREE: Harms to Children of Color Cannot Be Remedied 101 REBUTTAL FOUR: Harms to Children of Color Are Too "Small" to Fix 136 CONCLUSION: Arguing toward Everyday Justice in the New Civil Rights Era 175 Notes 187 Bibliography 255 Index 273

"[This book] challenges assertions that discrimination against minority children isn't provable, shouldn't be discussed, or can't be fixed."--Education Week "Because of Race ... explores how everyday interactions produce racial disparities in schools... Pollock argues that Americans have entered a 'new civil rights era,' ... [and] ends her book with a passionate call for the pursuit of everyday justice."--Joe Soss, Perspectives on Politics "A groundbreaking book which blows the cover off the country's continued shameful color-coded patterns when it comes to access to quality education."--Kam Williams, Philadelphia Sunday Sun "Because of Race without question extends our understanding of the continued struggle for equitable schooling opportunities in the post-civil rights era. It raises important questions and data that everyone should read, especially those interested in making the nation and its public schools a safe haven of justice and democracy for all."--Christopher M. Span, Journal of American Ethnic History