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- ISBN 9781978843707
- Dimensions: 156 x 235mm
- Publication Date: 13 Oct 2026
- Publisher: Rutgers University Press
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Paperback
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Youth in the Movements documents the history of the rise of American high school and youth activism in the United States since the Second World War. Spaces within high schools and the adults at them provided support or inspiration – both negative and positive – for youth engaged in protest, organizing, and activism. Through rich research of archival sources and oral histories, contributors reveal new perspectives on American high school and youth activism. Viewed through the eyes of high school-aged youth around the United States – in familiar locations such as Boston, New York City, and Detroit, as well as less familiar locales in the historiography, such as Salt Lake City and the Navajo Reservation – we extend our understanding of high school and how it has been experienced by youth activists in the post-World War II period.
Dara Walker an assistant professor of African American studies, history, and women's, gender, and sexuality studies at the Pennsylvania State University.
Alexander Hyres is an assistant professor in the history of United States education at the University of Utah. He is the author of Protest and Pedagogy: Charlottesville's Black Freedom Struggle and the Making of the American High School and his writing has appeared in the Journal of African American History, Journal of the History of Child and Youth, Teachers College Record, and The Washington Post.
Jon Hale is a professor of education and educational history at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. He has published serval books, including the award-winning book, The Freedom Schools. Hale's research is featured in outlets including TIME, The Atlantic, and The Washington Post.
