Acting White
African American students
School integration
Minorities, education, united states
Minorities, united states
Educational equalization
Education, united states
Minorities
Education
Commentators from Bill Cosby to Barack Obama have observed the phenomenon of black schoolchildren accusing studious classmates of "acting white." How did this contentious phrase, with roots in Jim Crow era racial discord, become a part of the schoolyard lexicon, and what does it say about the state …
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