This document provides a historical overview of the education of dominated cultures in the United States from the colonial period to the present. It discusses how religious, racial, and cultural differences led to the implementation of policies aimed at deculturalization and assimilation through the denial or control of education for Native Americans, African Americans, Latinos, and Asian immigrants over time. It also outlines how the Civil Rights Movement and other liberation struggles helped shift educational policies towards greater cultural pluralism and self-determination in the late 20th century.

1. Deculturalization and the Struggle for Equality A Brief History of the Education of Dominated Cultures in the United States By: Joel Spring Presented by: Heather Nast, Lauren Finelli and Andrew Reder