Race and Curriculum: Music in Childhood Education

by Ruth Iana Gustafson

This book focuses on the near total attrition of African American students from school music programmes and the travesty of democratic education that it symbolizes. Gustafson shows how understanding this history makes a space for change without resorting to the simplistic conclusion that the schools and teachers are racist.

281 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2009