Noliwe Rooks

American scholar and author whose research examines race, education, and cultural history, with a focus on the experiences and representations of Black women.

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  1. 1. Integrated

    How American Schools Failed Black Children
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    Integrated examines the consequences of school desegregation for Black communities by tracing four generations of the author’s family. Combining personal narrative and research, Noliwe Rooks shows how desegregation led to school closures, mass firings of Black teachers, and continued discrimination that reshaped educational opportunities and informs present-day disputes over schooling.

    The 12754th Greatest Book of All Time
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