Raising Racists: The Socialization of White Children in the Jim Crow South

by Kristina DuRocher

Book Overview

White southerners recognized that the perpetuation of segregation required whites of all ages to uphold a strict social order--especially the young members of the next generation. White children rested at the core of the system of segregation between 1890 and 1939 because their participation was crucial to ensuring the future of white supremacy. Their socialization in the segregated South offers an examination of white supremacy from the inside, showcasing...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813130018
• ISBN13: 9780813130019
• Release Date: May 2011
• Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.1" x 9.0"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary