The Color of the Skin Doesn't Matter by Janice Mclaughlin
This memoir by Maryknoll Sister Janice McLaughlin tells the extraordinary story of a life spent in service and solidarity with the people of Africa, and how this experience shaped her faith and her understanding of what it means to be human. The dramatic turning point of her story comes in 1977 when she was arrested in then-Rhodesia, where a white minority government had imposed an apartheid-style system and was waging a brutal war against the African independence movement. Sr. Janice, then working for the Peace and Justice Commission in Harare, and who frankly expressed her support for the liberation struggle, was charged as a terrorist sympathizer and held in solitary confinement for 18 days before being expelled from the country. She was later welcomed back to independent Zimbabwe to work on rebuilding the education system. That was only the beginning of a remarkable life, including work with orphans, those suffering with AIDS, and victims of trafficking, revealing how inextricably her faith was bound with service of the most marginalized and dedication to the cause of justice and human rights.Sarah Deschenes is a consultant who has been conducting research on education policy, community development, and out-of-school time for over a decade. She was also a postdoctoral fellow at the John W. Gardner Center for Youth and Their Communities at Stanford University.
Milbrey McLaughlin is the David Jacks Professor of Education and Public Policy at Stanford University, the founding director of the John W. Gardner Center for Youth and Their Communities, and the codirector of the Center for Research on the Context of Teaching.
Anne Newman is an assistant professor of education at Washington University in St. Louis, where her work focuses on educational philosophy and policy.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781626984462 |
| ISBN 10 | 1626984468 |
| Title | The Color of the Skin Doesn't Matter |
| Author | Janice Mclaughlin |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Orbis Books (USA) |
| Year published | 2021-03-17 |
| Number of pages | 272 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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