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Why should you care about what happened to William Frantz Public
School? Yes, Ruby Bridges entered the iconic doors of William
Frantz in 1960, but the building's unique role in New Orleans
school desegregation is only one part of the important history of
this school. Many additional and equally important stories have
unfolded within its walls and the neighborhoods surrounding it.
These stories matter. It matters that society has historically
marginalized Black students and continues to do so. It matters that
attempts to dismantle systemic racism in schools and other
institutions still face strong resistance, and these issues
continue to deeply divide the United States. It matters that the
building remains standing as an indomitable symbol of the
resiliency of public education despite decades of waning support,
misguided accountability, and a city devasted by Hurricane Katrina.
It matters that opportunism, under the guise of recovery, reshaped
public education in New Orleans. William Frantz Public School: A
Story of Race, Resistance, Resiliency, and Recovery in New Orleans
provides more than an examination of education in one school and
one city. It recounts a story that matters to anyone who cares
about public education.
Why should you care about what happened to William Frantz Public
School? Yes, Ruby Bridges entered the iconic doors of William
Frantz in 1960, but the building's unique role in New Orleans
school desegregation is only one part of the important history of
this school. Many additional and equally important stories have
unfolded within its walls and the neighborhoods surrounding it.
These stories matter. It matters that society has historically
marginalized Black students and continues to do so. It matters that
attempts to dismantle systemic racism in schools and other
institutions still face strong resistance, and these issues
continue to deeply divide the United States. It matters that the
building remains standing as an indomitable symbol of the
resiliency of public education despite decades of waning support,
misguided accountability, and a city devasted by Hurricane Katrina.
It matters that opportunism, under the guise of recovery, reshaped
public education in New Orleans. William Frantz Public School: A
Story of Race, Resistance, Resiliency, and Recovery in New Orleans
provides more than an examination of education in one school and
one city. It recounts a story that matters to anyone who cares
about public education.
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