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Assessing and Addressing Historical Misrepresentations within Children's Literature about the Civil Rights Movement
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Bickford, John H., III – History Teacher, 2015
Those who frequently encounter history-based children's literature view it quite differently. Writers craft the storytelling for young readers; young readers want to be engaged; teachers want the books read; publishers want the books sold; and history education researchers worry about emergent patterns of historical representation (and…
Descriptors: History Instruction, Historiography, Childrens Literature, Civil Rights