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Critical Race Theory

By: Amy E. Ansell
In: Encyclopedia of Race, Ethnicity, and Society
Edited by: Richard T. Schaefer
Subject:Race & Ethnicity

Critical race theory (CRT) is an academic movement that emerged in the mid-1970s to critically engage the intersection of race and the law and to advocate for fresh, more radical approaches to the pursuit of racial justice. It is defined by ...

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  Ansell, A. (2008). Critical race theory. In R. T. Schaefer (Ed.), Encyclopedia of race, ethnicity, and society (Vol. 1, pp. 345-347). Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc. doi: 10.4135/9781412963879.n138
  
  Ansell, Amy E. "Critical Race Theory." In Encyclopedia of Race, Ethnicity, and Society, edited by Richard T. Schaefer, 345-347. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2008. doi: 10.4135/9781412963879.n138.
  
  Ansell, A 2008, 'Critical race theory', in Schaefer, RT (ed.), Encyclopedia of race, ethnicity, and society, SAGE Publications, Inc., Thousand Oaks, CA, pp. 345-347, viewed 15 August 2020, doi: 10.4135/9781412963879.n138.
  
  Ansell, Amy E. "Critical Race Theory." Encyclopedia of Race, Ethnicity, and Society. Ed. Richard T. Schaefer. Vol. 1. Thousand Oaks: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2008. 345-347. SAGE Knowledge. Web. 15 Aug. 2020, doi: 10.4135/9781412963879.n138.
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