¹ Steven P. Garabedian quotes this unused introduction from his findings in the Lawrence Gellert Papers held at the Bancroft Library at the University of California, Berkeley.

² Conforth, Bruce M., African American Folksong and American Cultural Politics: The Lawrence Gellert Story (Plymouth, UK: Scarecrow Press, 2013), 159Google Scholar.

³ According to Education Week, seventeen states have imposed bans or restrictions that would limit how teachers can discuss racism and sexism at K-12 or collegiate level, while a further twenty-five have legislation or other action in progress. Map: Where Critical Race Theory Is Under Attack (June 11, 2021, updated September 28, 2022). Education Week. Accessed October 21, 2022. http://www.edweek.org/leadership/map-where-critical-race-theory-is-under-attack/2021/06.