“So When It Comes Out, They Aren’t That Surprised That It Is There”: Using Critical Race Theory as a Tool of Analysis of Race and Racism in Education

J asmine,' an African-American 9thexamining the educational experiences of cluding areas that can be considered upper grade student, described the racial and African-American students. Critical Race class, middle class, and less affluent areas. cultural climate at Wells Academy, an Theory (CRT) is a useful perspective from Most of the African American students, elite, predominately White, independent which to explore such phenomena. In this however, are considered middle class.2 school. She stated, Everybody knows that article, we will illustrate how CRT can be Two such African-American students racism exists and that people are racist. So used to examine the experiences of were Malcolm and Barbara. Malcolm…