IntroductionWe live in a society where race is seen as a vital part of our personality, the lack of racial identity is very often a major factor that prevents people from not having their own identity (Omi & Winant, 1993). Racism is extremely ingrained in our society and seems ordinary (Delgado & Stefanic, 2000), however, many people denounce the expression of any racist beliefs as immoral (Miles & Brown, 2003) highlighting the complicated nature of racism. Critical race theory seeks to shed light on the issue of racism by arguing that racism is rooted in our society in both the legal, cultural, and psychological aspects of social life (Tate, 1997). This essay gives us the opportunity to explore this theory and its influence on the field of education. The first chapter covers the origins and purpose of the CRT, the second chapter is an analysis of the methodological tools of the CRT, the third chapter highlights the key themes of the CRT, the fourth chapter provides some useful information on racial inequalities in education and l he last chapter is about the influence of CRT in education and how it helps us understand some of the racial inequities that occur in education.1. The Origins and Purpose of Critical Race Theory Critical race theory (CRT) stems from Critical Legal Studies (CLS) scholarship that observed the continued dominance and power of certain groups such as males and whites over other groups and has argued that politics and social change was needed (Taylor, 2009). Derrick A. Bell, an African American, was the first to try to establish an agenda in which colonialism, race and racism would play a major role in intellectual law... middle of paper... The beneficiaries of this legislation it was the Whites (Ladson-Billings, 2004). Finally, another key theme of CRT is the reference to context. Anti-racism argues that a good way to address racism is to shed light on the views and experiences of minority groups because it is a quite useful way to challenge the "common sense" assumptions, through which racism operates and legitimate (Gillborn, 2008). . The reference to context offers a good understanding of any problem and essential data on many aspects of racism, moreover, it helps people to realize the reality, helps them to rethink and critically see some aspects of racism that are sometimes invisible (Gillborn, 2008). For example, even if sometimes some aspects of social life seem quite simple and clear, the reference to the context makes us capable of rethinking them and finding the reality (Gillborn, 2008).