ERIC Number: EJ1359385
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2022-Dec
Pages: 19
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ISSN: ISSN-1468-7984
EISSN: EISSN-1741-2919
Who Will Remember?: Racial Identity and Civil Rights Literature for Black Children at Freedom School
Piper, Rebekah E.; Jackson, Tambra O.
Journal of Early Childhood Literacy, v22 n4 p481-499 Dec 2022
Within Freedom Schools, the intellectual identities of academic achievement and success for Black children are fostered with positive cultural identity and social action as the foundation. This is partially accomplished with access to positive cultural messages in children's and young adult literature. The study in this article contributes to existing literature on the Children's Defense Fund Freedom Schools and focuses on the ways in which Black children's positive racial identity development is supported through the use of culturally sustaining content and pedagogical practices at Freedom Schools. Specifically, this research explored racial identity development through examining the educational experiences of Black children's interactions with Movement Oriented Civil Rights-Themed Multicultural Children's Literature.
Descriptors: Schools, Civil Rights, Self Concept, Cultural Awareness, Social Action, Childrens Literature, Culturally Relevant Education, Reader Text Relationship, Multicultural Education, African Americans, Elementary School Students, African American History, Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5, Summer Programs, Interaction
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education; Early Childhood Education; Grade 3; Primary Education; Grade 4; Intermediate Grades; Grade 5; Middle Schools
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Language: English
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