The State Must Provide: Why America's Colleges Have Always Been Unequal--and How to Set Them Right
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- Author：Adam Harris
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Reviews
Natalie
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The State Must ProvideBy Adam HarrisMr。 Harris provides an interesting point of view about educational opportunities – or the lack thereof – provided by the government for black Americans， especially those attending historically black colleges and universities。 He goes into much of the history of higher education in this country and how the many public colleges and universities came into being and the effect of racism on the development of these institutions。While I found the book to contain a l The State Must ProvideBy Adam HarrisMr。 Harris provides an interesting point of view about educational opportunities – or the lack thereof – provided by the government for black Americans， especially those attending historically black colleges and universities。 He goes into much of the history of higher education in this country and how the many public colleges and universities came into being and the effect of racism on the development of these institutions。While I found the book to contain a lot of information， I did not always find that Mr。 Harris' point of few was entirely accurate。 For instance， in the early days of educational development in this country， he seems to gloss over the fact that blacks were not alone in not having access to higher education。 He does mention that， in fact， a great percentage of people of all races in America were illiterate。 But he does not seem to consider this to be worth dwelling on。There is no denying that slavery and racism have been a black mark on our collective history。 However， having government "provide" to fix all previous wrongs opens the door to encouraging a big brother state。 。。。more
Mary G。
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Adam Harris takes the reader on a journey through the history of US higher education， paying special attention to the pervasive racism embedded in this system。 You've likely heard of Plessy vs。 Ferguson and Brown vs。 Board of Education， but the lawsuits of various Black plaintiffs seeking higher education have mostly been lost to history。 Harris shows the struggle of these men and women and how various states conspired to keep segregation alive despite court decisions telling them they couldn't Adam Harris takes the reader on a journey through the history of US higher education， paying special attention to the pervasive racism embedded in this system。 You've likely heard of Plessy vs。 Ferguson and Brown vs。 Board of Education， but the lawsuits of various Black plaintiffs seeking higher education have mostly been lost to history。 Harris shows the struggle of these men and women and how various states conspired to keep segregation alive despite court decisions telling them they couldn't do so。 The land grant college system was unequal from the start， and the segregation it permitted only continues today。 The beginning of the book discussing the founding of the system was a little dry， but the 2nd and 3rd parts of the book， covering the NAACP lawsuits and the state of the system today were very enlightening and readable。 I would recommend this book to anyone interested in inequality and systemic racism， or the history of US universities。Thank you to Ecco for providing an ARC on NetGalley in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Libbye
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I’m pausing this giveaway win for a while， admittedly I haven’t finished。 It’s full of detailed info， and I imagine the second half has more recent scenarios。 I was especially interested at the cases where I went to school， which I knew really nothing about。 It’s very dense。 I’d recommend it for anyone who’s into race and higher education， history， etc。 It seems valuable and really thoroughly researched- I just keep getting distracted by fiction， and the start was slow to me。 But， I believe the I’m pausing this giveaway win for a while， admittedly I haven’t finished。 It’s full of detailed info， and I imagine the second half has more recent scenarios。 I was especially interested at the cases where I went to school， which I knew really nothing about。 It’s very dense。 I’d recommend it for anyone who’s into race and higher education， history， etc。 It seems valuable and really thoroughly researched- I just keep getting distracted by fiction， and the start was slow to me。 But， I believe the later chapters will be even more engaging and I intend to pick up and read from every now and then。 It’s not a part of our history I learned about in school。 。。。more
Chris Roberts
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It works both ways -There is an obligatory line Between love and hateOnly because we need it to be thereNot because it is needed。 Endlessly shaming Anglos So， you're saying， in-between the lines As interpreted by me: Caucasians are so white， it hurtsLost， you lost me at insanity。#poemChris Roberts， Patron Saint of the Amphibian Peoples It works both ways -There is an obligatory line Between love and hateOnly because we need it to be thereNot because it is needed。 Endlessly shaming Anglos So， you're saying， in-between the lines As interpreted by me: Caucasians are so white， it hurtsLost， you lost me at insanity。#poemChris Roberts， Patron Saint of the Amphibian Peoples 。。。more
Jennifer Schultz
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Read if you: Want a thorough take on the inequality of higher education in the US。 This is an eye-opening look at the history and need for HBCUs， their current status， and the inequality in funding public HBCUs in contrast with PWIs （predominately white instituttions）。 Librarians/booksellers: Purchase if contemporary titles on education are popular。 Many thanks to Ecco and NetGalley for a digital review copy in exchange for an honest review。
Andréa
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