Black Boys Apart: Racial Uplift and Respectability in All-Male Public Schools

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How neoliberalism and the politics of respectability are transforming African American manhood While single-sex public schools face much criticism, many Black communities see in them a great promise: that they can remedy a crisis for their young men. Black Boys Apart reveals triumphs, hope, and heartbreak at two all-male schools, a public high

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"In this sensitive, detailed ethnography, Freeden Blume Oeur takes readers into the world of all-male public schooling for African American boys. With clean, lucid prose and erudite analysis, Black Boys Apart challenges readers to rethink Black masculinity and education. Providing much-needed wisdom and humanity to the fractious school choice debate, this book is both timely and sure to make an enduring impact. An outstanding achievement."Edward Morris, author of Learning the Hard Way: Masculinity, Place, and the Gender Gap in Education

"In Black Boys Apart, Freeden Blume Oeur demonstrates why he is one of the emerging go-to critical thinkers on the intersections of race and gender in schooling. In this descriptive and engaging book, we read of Blume Oeurs bold multidisciplinary exploration and interrogation of the linkages among academic achievement, the politics of respectability, and the socialization of boys as men through dominant (and questionable) views of masculinity."Prudence Carter, author of Stubborn Roots: Race, Culture, and Inequality in U.S. and South African Schools

"This book encourages the reader to think beyond traditional narratives, think more about the hidden curriculum of schools, and understand the lived experiences of these young black men in his study."New Books Network

"The book brilliantly illustrates the surprising success of this holistic method of education, which mixes democratic empowerment, strict discipline and intentional racial segregation and sex separation with a warm, loving environment of Black brotherhood."Chill Magazine

"With the present-day emphasis on privatization, choice, and market-place solutions in the American school system, Freeden Blume Oeurs work stands out as a timely and relevant piece of scholarship."Ethnic and Racial Studies

Author Bio

Freeden Blume Oeur is assistant professor of sociology at Tufts University. He is coeditor of Unmasking Masculinities: Men and Society.