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White supremacy in curriculum
A range of scholars from at least the late 19th century to the present have produced arguments that white supremacy exists in U.S. school curriculum, oftentimes to the detriment of non-White students Americans' learning outcomes and the whole of American society. In the early 20th century, Historian Carter G. Woodson argued that U.S. education indoctrinated students into believing White people were superior, and Black people inferior, by showcasing White accomplishments and effectively denying that Black people had made any contributions to society or had any potential. In his experience, the racial message contained in schools' teachings was so strong that he made the claim, "there would be no lynching if it did not start in the schoolroom." More recent scholarship still points to the overrepresentation of perspectives, histories, and accomplishments associated with European and White American culture, and the simultaneous underrepresentation of the perspectives, histories, and accomplishments of non-White Americans'. Swartz (1992) and King (2014) describe school curriculum h as being structured by what they call a masternarrative. Swartz defines this term as an account of reality that advances and reaffirms White people's dominance in American society through the centering of White achievements and experiences, while consistently omitting, simplifying, and "distorting" non-White peoples (p. 341-342).

'''Eugenics in the United States led to educational programs that engrained racism into the minds of generations of school children. One of the biggest examples of this type of internalized racial subordination include the creation of the Whittier State School in Los Angeles, California in 1912. In this school, where Fred C. Nelles was the principal until 1927, Nelles implemented rehabilitation programs only for children who “were fit for rehabilitation”, implying White children. The Whittier State School sought to “transform” delinquent boys into productive male citizens and, since Black and Brown boys were not fit for rehabilitation, they were instead punished by their educators. The Whittier State School served as a juvenile detention center, more than it served as an educational institution, primarily due to the eugenicist thought that was incorporated into the school. The Whittier State School did not officially shut down until 2004. '''