Between We and They: A School Integration Story (Part 1)
Race, parenting, and privilege. This 5-part series will explore how our choices about school shape where we belong, who we call “We.”
Part 1 – Something feels wrong at the “good” school.
Between We and They: A School Integration Story (TRAILER)
Beth is a mom of two grappling with race, parenting and her own privilege in America. Looking back over the past year, we follow Beth as she learns how the choices she makes for her daughters’ schooling shapes how she lives in her city… where she belongs, who she calls “We.”
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Not In My Suburbs: Milliken v. Bradley @ 45 (BONUS)
We’re joined by Michelle Adams, Constitutional Law Professor at Cardozo School of Law, who is writing a book on Milliken v Bradley, a case that functionally halted the promise of Brown v Board at the city limits, allowing all-white suburbs (created through policies like redlining) to maintain all-white schools.
Busing: The Terms of the Debate (BONUS)
We’re joined by Dr. Matt Delmont who literally wrote the book on busing. We talk about the centering of White feelings that happened in the north, as the terms for debating desegregation were set.
ICYMI: Seeing White (BONUS)
In 2017, Scene On Radio released a series called Seeing White. We’re thrilled to bring you some highlights, and some thoughts about how the idea of Whiteness impacts discussions of school integration.