{"product_id":"a-worthy-piece-of-work-the-untold-story-of-madeline-morgan-and-the-fight-for-black-history-in-schools-9780807008249","title":"A Worthy Piece of Work: The Untold Story of Madeline Morgan and the Fight for Black History in Schools","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe story of Madeline Morgan, the activist educator who brought Black history to one of the nation's largest and most segregated school systems\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Worthy Piece of Work\u003c\/i\u003e tells the story of Madeline Morgan (later Madeline Stratton Morris), a teacher and an activist in WWII-era Chicago, who fought her own battle on the home front, authoring curricula that bolstered Black claims for recognition and equal citizenship. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDuring the Second World War, as Black Americans both fought to save democracy abroad and demanded full citizenship at home, Morgan's work gained national attention and widespread praise, and became a model for teachers, schools, districts, and cities across the country. Scholar Michael Hines unveils this history for the first time, providing a rich understanding of the ways in which Black educators have created counternarratives to challenge the anti-Black racism found in school textbooks and curricula. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAt a moment when Black history is under attack in school districts and state legislatures across the country, \u003ci\u003eA Worthy Piece of Work\u003c\/i\u003e reminds us that struggles over history, representation, and race are far from a new phenomenon.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Beacon Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/16\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780807008249\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.81lbs","brand":"Michael Hines","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42783722733749,"sku":"9780807008249","price":14.41,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_275eae83-803e-4d74-ab41-7b6ffd1d9f1e.jpg?v=1680014815","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/a-worthy-piece-of-work-the-untold-story-of-madeline-morgan-and-the-fight-for-black-history-in-schools-9780807008249","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}