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In “When Trees Testify,” plant biologist Beronda L. Montgomery explores the way seven trees are intertwined with Black history and culture.
She reveals how knowledge surrounding these trees has shaped America since the very beginning.
Combining the wisdom of science and history with stories from her own path to botany, Montgomery talks to majestic trees, and in this unique and compelling narrative, they answer.
Authors: Sandy Baum and Michael McPherson
We often think that a college degree will open doors to opportunity regardless of one’s background or upbringing. In this eye-opening book, two of today’s leading economists argue that higher education alone cannot overcome the lasting effects of inequality that continue to plague us, and offer sensible solutions for building a more just and equitable society.
Sandy Baum and Michael McPherson document the starkly different educational and social environments in which children of different races and economic backgrounds grow up, and explain why social equity requires sustained efforts to provide the broadest possible access to high-quality early childhood and K–12 education.
They dismiss panaceas like eliminating college tuition and replacing the classroom experience with online education.
