Chapter 1: Themes and Theories, Personal and Academic.

Chapter 1 of the book "A Different View of Urban Schools: Civil Rights, Critical Race Theory and Unexplained Realities," by Kitty Kelly Epstein is presented. It provides a background of public education, especially urban schools, in the U.S., citing what the author claims are flawed assumptions propounded by liberal and conservatives. It offers that the theoretical framework of the book will allegedly draw from sources, including the critical race theory, the Marxist methodology and the theory of Paulo Freire.