Despite Rural Sociology’s long history of publishing rigorous research about rurality, one notable area for improvement is attention to race and racial issues. As Tieken and Wright argue, this special issue is an important first step toward expanding the journal’s scope and reckoning with its historical failings. This issue introduction summarizes the critical insights the issue’s articles offer the field at this pivotal moment of racial awareness and demographic change. The authors end with a call for emancipatory scholarship—that is, research that reflects the lived experiences of all rural residents and can be used to dismantle racist policies and practices.

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与过去搏斗并规划未来：对现场的呼吁

尽管《乡村社会学》在出版关于乡村的严谨研究方面有着悠久的历史，但一个值得注意的改进领域是对种族和种族问题的关注。正如 Tieken 和 Wright 所说，本期特刊是扩大期刊范围和解决其历史缺陷的重要第一步。本期介绍总结了本期文章在这个种族意识和人口变化的关键时刻为该领域提供的重要见解。作者以对解放性奖学金的呼吁结束——也就是说，研究反映了所有农村居民的生活经历，可用于消除种族主义政策和做法。