Critical Race Studies Across Disciplines

Jonathan Chism is assistant professor of history and a fellow of the Center for Critical Race Studies at the University of Houston-Downtown. Stacie Craft DeFreitas is a licensed psychologist, an associate professor of psychology, the Interim Associate Dean of the College of Humanities and Social Sciences, and a fellow of the Center for Critical Race Studies at the University of Houston-Downtown. Vida Robertson is associate professor of English and humanities and serves as the Director of the Center for Critical Race Studies at the University of Houston-Downtown. David Ryden is professor of history, Interim Dean of the College of Humanities and Social Sciences, and a fellow of the Center for Critical Race Studies at the University of Houston-Downtown.

• List of FiguresList of TablesForeword DoVeanna Fulton AcknowledgmentsIntroduction Jonathan Chism PART I: – African American HistoryIntroduction: Intersections between Critical Race Studies and HistoryDavid RydenChapter 1: “‘I wuz like a petty dog”: White Animalization of Enslaved BlacksRachael Pasierowska Chapter 2: “Slave to Soldier: United States Colored Troops in the West During the Civil War” Scott L. Stabler and Martin Hershock Chapter 3: “Fighting on Two Fronts: Black Educational Self Determination and Community Preservation in Houston, Texas” Jesus Jesse EsparzaPart II: African Americans and EducationIntroduction: Intersections Between Education and Critical Race Studies Jonathan Chism Chapter 4: “Getcha Lesson”: Gleaning Wisdom from African American K-12 Educators Who Endured the Desegregation of Public SchoolsDarius M. BentonChapter 5: “Good” Pedagogy: Arguments for Critical Pedagogy in Higher EducationFelicia L. Harris and Nina Barbieri

Critical Race Studies Across Disciplines further bolsters the academic and practical utility of critical race theory in understanding the real-world implications of systemic oppression throughout the world. Scholars and the public will be drawn to the compelling arguments for and evidence of CRT's essential role of 'scholactivism' in redressing racial inequities ingrained in every aspect of life in the U. S. and beyond. This book is a 'must read' and 'must do.'