Radical equations : math literacy and civil rights
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Published
Boston, MA : Beacon Press, ©2001.
Status
Central - Adult Nonfiction
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Published
Boston, MA : Beacon Press, ©2001.
Format
Book
Physical Desc
xv, 233 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Language
English
Notes
General Note
Includes index.
Description
The author tells the story of his participation in the voter registration movement in Mississippi in the 1960s, and explains how he used what he learned through his Civil Rights work to establish the Algebra Project, a program dedicated to resolving the crisis in math literacy in poor communities.
Awards
Lillian Smith Book Award, 2001
Subjects
LC Subjects
African Americans -- Civil rights -- Southern States -- History -- 20th century.
Algebra -- Study and teaching (Middle school) -- United States.
Civil rights movements -- Southern States -- History -- 20th century.
Literacy -- United States.
Mathematics -- Study and teaching (Middle school) -- United States.
Minorities -- Civil rights -- United States.
Minorities -- Education -- United States.
Social justice -- United States.
United States -- Race relations.
United States -- Social conditions -- 1980-
Algebra -- Study and teaching (Middle school) -- United States.
Civil rights movements -- Southern States -- History -- 20th century.
Literacy -- United States.
Mathematics -- Study and teaching (Middle school) -- United States.
Minorities -- Civil rights -- United States.
Minorities -- Education -- United States.
Social justice -- United States.
United States -- Race relations.
United States -- Social conditions -- 1980-
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Moses, R. P., & Cobb, C. E., Jr. (2001). Radical equations: math literacy and civil rights . Beacon Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Moses, Robert Parris and Charles E. Cobb, Jr. 2001. Radical Equations: Math Literacy and Civil Rights. Beacon Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Moses, Robert Parris and Charles E. Cobb, Jr. Radical Equations: Math Literacy and Civil Rights Beacon Press, 2001.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Moses, Robert Parris, and Charles E. Cobb, Jr. Radical Equations: Math Literacy and Civil Rights Beacon Press, 2001.
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