Experiencing Racism While Preparing for U.S. Citizenship

• In Event: 29.090 - Roundtable Session 9
  In Roundtable Session: 29.090-28 - Issues of Race, Ethnicity, and Class

Abstract

Abstract: This micro-ethnographic study was conducted in a 12th-grade American Government classroom. The purpose of this research was to determine if and how high school seniors experienced and responded to racism within their social studies classroom and school environment. Upon initial analysis it was found that students experienced Everyday racism, Institutional racism, and Colorblind racism.

Author

• Annette M.M. Simmons, College of Saint Scholastica