![]() ![]() The book begins by examining how and why the first American academies became entwined with slave economies of the colonies. With a combination of scholarship and keen analysis, Wilder reveals the economic, political, religious, and intellectual notions of the time that were based on white supremacy and outlines the fundamental role American universities played in supporting these ideas. ![]() Convincingly, the book demonstrates how universities took advantage of slavery and institutionalized racism as part of their curriculum. Published in 2013, Craig Steven Wilder’s Ebony and Ivy: Race, Slavery, and the Troubled History of America’s Universities takes an in-depth look at how race-based mindsets and slavery were foundational in the creation, development, and intellectual status quo of universities in America. ![]()
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