Derrick Bell (1930–2011)
Author of Faces at the Bottom of the Well: The Permanence of Racism
About the Author
Derrick Bell (1930-2011) was a civil rights attorney, pioneering legal scholar, professor, and political activist. A full-time visiting professor at New York University Law School for over two decades, he was previously the first tenured African American professor on the faculty of Harvard Law show more School and the first African American dean of the University of Oregon School of Law. He is also the author of And We Are Not Saved and several other books. show less
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Works by Derrick Bell
Associated Works
Dark Matter: A Century of Speculative Fiction From the African Diaspora (2000) — Contributor — 547 copies, 8 reviews
Critical Race Theory: The Key Writings That Formed the Movement (1995) — Contributor — 388 copies, 1 review
Black on White: Black Writers on What It Means to Be White (1998) — Contributor — 122 copies, 2 reviews
When Race Becomes Real: Black and White Writers Confront Their Personal Histories (2002) — Epilogue — 42 copies
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Common Knowledge
- Other names
- Bell, Derrick Albert, Jr.
- Birthdate
- 1930-11-06
- Date of death
- 2011-10-05
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- USA
- Birthplace
- Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
- Place of death
- New York, New York, USA
- Education
- Duquesne University (BA)
University of Pittsburgh (LLB) - Occupations
- lawyer
professor
activist - Organizations
- United States Department of Justice
NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund
Harvard University
University of Oregon
New York University
Western Center on Law and Poverty (University of Southern California Law School) (show all 7)
Department of Health, Education, and Welfare (Office for Civil Rights)
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Reviews
Derrick Bell is a law professor who is one of the primary originators of critical race theory. Read this book if you want to understand what critical race theory is actually about. Disregard the superficial, self-serving, and deceptive statements from politicians and reports in the media . CRT is not taught in grade schools and high schools.
this classic book was a pioneering contribution to critical race theory scholarship, and it remains urgent and essential reading on the problem of racism in America.
In Faces at the Bottom of the Well, civil rights activist and legal scholar Derrick Bell uses allegory and historical example—including the classic story "The Space Traders"—to argue that racism is an integral and permanent part of American society. This classic book was a pioneering contribution to critical race theory scholarship, and it remains urgent and essential reading on the problem of racism in America.
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- Works
- 26
- Also by
- 14
- Members
- 1,202
- Popularity
- #21,358
- Rating
- 4.0
- Reviews
- 8
- ISBNs
- 59
- Languages
- 2
- Favorited
- 4
The author is one of the primary originators of Critical Race Theory-- the actual theory, not the distorted nonsense from the right wing politicians and media.… (more)