67.026 - Division G Vice-Presidential Session. 1619–2019: The Educational Implications of the 400th Anniversary of Enslaved Africans in Jamestown

Session Type: Invited Speaker Session

Abstract

Despite its official abolition at the close of the American Civil War, the enslavement of African peoples has continued to shape material and ideological realities of American life. Marking the 400th anniversary of the arrival of the first enslaved Africans in what would become the United States of America, this session honors and interrogates the significance of this historical marker by posing the following question: How can we conceptualize, identify, and address American slavery’s enduring impact on American education? Looking across myriad contexts of educational policy and practice, the papers offer frameworks and insights—conceptual, empirical, and spiritual—for understanding why and how we must contend with slavery’s lasting influence on schooling. This session uniquely and poignantly addresses the 2019 meeting theme.

Sub Unit

• Division G - Social Context of Education

Chair

• Edward Brockenbrough, University of Pennsylvania

Participants

• Cynthia B. Dillard, University of Georgia

• Brian Lozenski, Macalester College

• Ebony Elizabeth Thomas, University of Pennsylvania

• Joyce E. King, Georgia State University

Discussant

• Edward Brockenbrough, University of Pennsylvania