Raising racists : the socialization of white children in the Jim Crow South /
DuRocher, Kristina.
Lexington : University Press of Kentucky,
c2011.
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 the culture's efforts to preserve itself by teaching its beliefs to the next generation.In Raising Racists: The Socialization o
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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 the culture's efforts to preserve itself by teaching its beliefs to the next generation.In Raising Racists: The Socialization o
Includes bibliographical references and index.
"My mother had warned me about this": parental socialization in the Jim Crow south -- "We learned our lessons well": the growth of white privilege in southern schools -- Consumerism meets Jim Crow's children: white children and the culture of segregation -- "The course my life was to take": the violent reality of white youths socialization -- Violent masculinity: ritual and performance in southern lynchings -- "Is this the man?": white girls' participation in southern lynchings.
Description based on print version record.
African Americans
Children, White
Socialization