Critical Race Studies Across Disciplines

Critical Race Studies Across Disciplines exhibits essays by Black studies scholars from various disciplines outside of legal studies which directly and indirectly incorporate critical race theory into their analysis of the Black experience. As scholar-activists or scholactivists, these academics are firmly committed to African American liberation.

Jonathan Chism is assistant professor of history and a fellow of the Center for Critical Race Studies at the University of Houston-Downtown. Stacie Craft DeFreitas is a licensed psychologist, an associate professor of psychology, the Interim Associate Dean of the College of Humanities and Social Sciences, and a fellow of the Center for Critical Race Studies at the University of Houston-Downtown. Vida Robertson is associate professor of English and humanities and serves as the Director of the Center for Critical Race Studies at the University of Houston-Downtown. David Ryden is professor of history, Interim Dean of the College of Humanities and Social Sciences, and a fellow of the Center for Critical Race Studies at the University of Houston-Downtown.

List of Figures List of Tables Foreword DoVeanna Fulton Acknowledgments Introduction Jonathan Chism PART I: - African American History Introduction: Intersections between Critical Race Studies and History David Ryden Chapter 1: "'I wuz like a petty dog": White Animalization of Enslaved Blacks Rachael Pasierowska Chapter 2: "Slave to Soldier: United States Colored Troops in the West During the Civil War" Scott L. Stabler and Martin Hershock Chapter 3: "Fighting on Two Fronts: Black Educational Self Determination and Community Preservation in Houston, Texas" Jesus Jesse Esparza Part II: African Americans and Education Introduction: Intersections Between Education and Critical Race Studies Jonathan Chism Chapter 4: "Getcha Lesson": Gleaning Wisdom from African American K-12 Educators Who Endured the Desegregation of Public Schools Darius M. Benton Chapter 5: "Good" Pedagogy: Arguments for Critical Pedagogy in Higher Education Felicia L. Harris and Nina Barbieri