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Jonathan Kozol is an esteemed American author and education activist, whose profound commitment to social justice has illuminated the stark realities of educational inequality in the United States. Born on September 5, 1936, in Boston, Massachusetts, Kozol's journey as a teacher in inner-city schools fueled his passion for advocating for disadvantaged children. His acclaimed works, including "Death at an Early Age" and "Savage Inequalities," have sparked national conversations about the systemic failures within the education system, leaving an indelible mark on the fight for equitable education.
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"'Amazing Grace' is not a book of interviews or onetime snapshots. It's a memoir of a journey that took me into a place I had never been and took over two years of my life. I don't think the people in this book would have said the things to me that they did if they perceived me as a reporter."
Jonathan Kozol
"'Savage Inequalities' was about school finance, and 'Amazing Grace' primarily dealt with medical and social injustices in New York. But with 'Ordinary Resurrections,' I had no predetermined agenda. When I met with the children, I was not in pursuit of any line of thinking. In our conversations, I let them lead me where they wanted to go."
Jonathan Kozol
"Apartheid education, rarely mentioned in the press or openly confronted even among once-progressive educators, is alive and well and rapidly increasing now in the United States."
Jonathan Kozol"During the decades after Brown v. Board of Education there was terrific progress. Tens of thousands of public schools were integrated racially. During that time the gap between black and white achievement narrowed."
Jonathan Kozol