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The Unteachables: Disability Rights and the Invention of Black Special Education

The Unteachables: Disability Rights and the Invention of Black Special Education

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General EducationGeneral Racism & Ethnic StudiesSpecial Education

ISBN10: 1517910277
ISBN13: 9781517910273
Publisher: University of Minnesota Press
Published: Jan 24 2023
Pages: 384
Weight: 1.15
Height: 1.02 Width: 5.51 Depth: 8.43
Language: English

How special education used disability labels to marginalize Black students in public schools

The Unteachables examines the overrepresentation of Black students in special education over the course of the twentieth century. As African American children integrated predominantly white schools, many were disproportionately labeled educable mentally retarded (EMR), learning disabled (LD), and emotionally behavioral disordered (EBD). Keith A. Mayes charts the evolution of disability categories and how these labels kept Black learners segregated in American classrooms.

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