Schoolhouse Activists

Tondra L. Loder-Jackson is Associate Professor of Educational Foundations at the University of Alabama at Birmingham.

"Schoolhouse Activists provides an insightful narrative into the role of African American educators during the Civil Rights Movement in Birmingham, Alabama from the late nineteenth century to present day. This text should play a prominent role in future discussions given the limited and partial information on the roles of educators during the Civil Rights Movement." — Journal of Negro Education"Tondra Loder-Jackson's book is valuable for several audiences; scholars of political science, civil rights, social justice, education, and histories of education will appreciate the multigenerational perspectives she offers on the role of African American educators' activism. She contributes critical insights into the history of African American educators' activism, illuminating the powerful role teachers have played in and out of the classroom from the late nineteenth century until present times." — Journal of African American History"…Schoolhouse Activists is an engaging account of black educators in Birmingham that provides new history and raises important questions about the activism of black educators past and present." — History of Education Quarterly

• IllustrationsPrefaceAcknowledgmentsAbbreviationsIntroduction: Activists or Accommodationists? Recasting the Role of African American Educators in the Civil Rights MovementPART I. Breaking Ground and Laying the Foundation 1. Pioneering Black Schools Second to None2. Organizing for Educational Equity3. Supporting the Movement Inside and Outside of the SchoolhousePART II.Transitioning and Forging Ahead 4. Relative Activism5. Intergenerational Bridge Building6. Resurgent Activism?Appendix. Notes on MethodologyChronologyNotesBibliographyIndex