Eve L. Ewing's "Original Sins" critiques America's educational system, tracing its racist foundations from Jefferson to modern policies that maintain racial hierarchies. Ewing posits that schools reflect and reinforce societal inequalities, functioning to differentiate outcomes based on race. Conversely, Sarah E. Bond's "Strike" challenges the notion of singular heroic figures in historical uprisings, especially in Rome, focusing instead on collective action among workers. Bond draws connections between ancient struggles for labor rights and modern-day union efforts, highlighting the continuing fight for improved conditions and solidarity among workers across history.
Ewing argues that America's educational system, rooted in 18th-century racial ideas, perpetuates societal hierarchies, with schools actively constructing and upholding them.
Bond’s history reveals that rebellion in ancient Rome was a collective struggle empowered by professional associations, showing persistence of worker solidarity through time.
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