White Lies: Racism Education and Critical Race Theory

<P>Unpacking Critical Race Theory (CRT) and exploring why it has become a focus in politics across the US and the UK, <I>White Lies</I> uses CRT to expose the systemic racism that shapes education. It charts the coordinated campaigns ¿ involving think tanks, mainstream media and politicians ¿ that have tried to silence antiracism in the wake of George Floyd''s murder and <EM>''Black Lives Matter''</EM>.</P><P>Each chapter is devoted to exposing a key ¿white lie¿ by examining the evidence that shows how the interests of white people continue to occupy centre stage and block movement towards a more equitable education for all. Gillborn establishes how the public debates, shaped by misinformation and ''white lies'', sustain race inequity and portray antiracism as a threat to freedom and justice. Key controversies are dissected and debunked, includin</P><UL><LI>the extensive and coordinated anti-CRT campaigns in the US and the UK;</LI><LI>the use of <I>racial gaslighting</I> to undermine