TY - JOUR AU - Dixson, Adrienne D. AB - Research News and Comment “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 by Jessica T. DeCuir and Adrienne D. Dixson asmine, an African-American 9th- examining 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, which to explore such phenomena. In this however, are considered middle class. elite, predominately White, independent article, we will illustrate how CRT can be Two such African-American students school. She stated, “Everybody knows that were Malcolm and Barbara. Malcolm was used to examine the experiences of racism exists and that people are racist. So a 17-year-old senior from a middle-class African-American students. We will use when it comes out, they [faculty and stu- family. He was very active in school lead- the counterstories of African-American dents] aren’t that surprised that it is there.” ership activities and was an athlete. Bar- students at Wells Academy, an elite, pre- As TI - “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 JF - Educational Researcher DO - 10.3102/0013189X033005026 DA - 2004-06-01 UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/sage/so-when-it-comes-out-they-aren-t-that-surprised-that-it-is-there-using-JuRwSDAZe0 SP - 26 EP - 31 VL - 33 IS - 5 DP - DeepDyve ER -