Damon Freeman
Biographic Data
| ID | 3702227 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Damon Freeman |
| GIVEN NAMES | Damon |
| FAMILY NAME | Freeman |
| SIGNATURE | FREEMAN D |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Pennsylvania |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 5 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1999 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2011 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Teaching Obama: History, critical race theory and social work education
Barack Obama's first autobiography, Dreams from My Father (1995), explores themes of race and identity up to the late 1980s in the life of the first African American president. The book emphasizes Obama's personal struggle as the son of an interracial couple, and the social and environmental context that shaped his growth and transformation. Using the tools of critical race theory, Freeman illustrates how Obama's autobiography can be used in the …
Reconsidering Kenneth B. Clark and the Idea of Black Psychological Damage, 1931-1945
One of the most controversial figures in Black intellectual history is psychologist Kenneth B. Clark. Prominently identified as the main proponent of the idea that racial segregation led to psychological damage in Black children, Clark's work heavily influenced the U.S. Supreme Court in its 1954Brown v. Board of Educationschool desegregation decision. Almost immediately afterwards, his research methods and conclusions were challenged as incomplet…
Kenneth B. Clark and the problem of power
During the early 1960s African American psychologist Kenneth B. Clark, known primarily for his involvement in the 1954 Brown v. Board of Education US Supreme Court desegregation decision, began organizing an ambitious anti-poverty programme called Harlem Youth Opportunities Unlimited, Inc. (HARYOU). Dissatisfied by the lack of progress in school desegregation in New York City and discouraged by the inability of traditional social welfare organiza…
The Silent Majority: Suburban Politics in the Sunbelt South
List of Illustrations vii List of Tables ix Acknowledgments xi Abbreviations xv Introduction 1 Part I: The Triumph of Moderation 21 Chapter 1: The Divided South 23 Chapter 2: HOPE in the New South 44 Chapter 3: The Open-Schools Movement 69 Chapter 4: The Strange Career of Atlanta Exceptionalism 94 Part II: The Revolt of the Center 119 Chapter 5: The Charlotte Way 121 Chapter 6: Suburban Populism 148 Chapter 7: Neighborhood Politics 175 Chapter 8:…
Children, race, and power: Kenneth and Mamie Clark's northside center
Teaching Obama: History, critical race theory and social work education
Barack Obama's first autobiography, Dreams from My Father (1995), explores themes of race and identity up to the late 1980s in the life of the first African American president. The book emphasizes Obama's personal struggle as the son of an interracial couple, and the social and environmental context that shaped his growth and transformation. Using the tools of critical race theory, Freeman illustrates how Obama's autobiography can be used in the …
Children, race, and power: Kenneth and Mamie Clark's northside center
The Silent Majority: Suburban Politics in the Sunbelt South
List of Illustrations vii List of Tables ix Acknowledgments xi Abbreviations xv Introduction 1 Part I: The Triumph of Moderation 21 Chapter 1: The Divided South 23 Chapter 2: HOPE in the New South 44 Chapter 3: The Open-Schools Movement 69 Chapter 4: The Strange Career of Atlanta Exceptionalism 94 Part II: The Revolt of the Center 119 Chapter 5: The Charlotte Way 121 Chapter 6: Suburban Populism 148 Chapter 7: Neighborhood Politics 175 Chapter 8:…
Kenneth B. Clark and the problem of power
During the early 1960s African American psychologist Kenneth B. Clark, known primarily for his involvement in the 1954 Brown v. Board of Education US Supreme Court desegregation decision, began organizing an ambitious anti-poverty programme called Harlem Youth Opportunities Unlimited, Inc. (HARYOU). Dissatisfied by the lack of progress in school desegregation in New York City and discouraged by the inability of traditional social welfare organiza…
Teaching Obama: History, critical race theory and social work education
Barack Obama's first autobiography, Dreams from My Father (1995), explores themes of race and identity up to the late 1980s in the life of the first African American president. The book emphasizes Obama's personal struggle as the son of an interracial couple, and the social and environmental context that shaped his growth and transformation. Using the tools of critical race theory, Freeman illustrates how Obama's autobiography can be used in the …
Reconsidering Kenneth B. Clark and the Idea of Black Psychological Damage, 1931-1945
One of the most controversial figures in Black intellectual history is psychologist Kenneth B. Clark. Prominently identified as the main proponent of the idea that racial segregation led to psychological damage in Black children, Clark's work heavily influenced the U.S. Supreme Court in its 1954Brown v. Board of Educationschool desegregation decision. Almost immediately afterwards, his research methods and conclusions were challenged as incomplet…
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