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Toussaint L'Ouver-Who? An Anthropological Approach to Infusing the African Diaspora into Caribbean History
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Peck-Bartle, Shannon Marie – Social Studies, 2020
World history curriculum continues to be plagued by Eurocentric narratives and perspectives eliminating local and community agency in Caribbean history. Textbooks and curriculum standards exclude much of Caribbean history and marginalize the influence and contributions of the African Diaspora. Oftentimes, Caribbean achievements are attributed to…
Descriptors: World History, History Instruction, Blacks, Foreign Countries
Minority Groups and the Teaching of American History
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Benosky, Alan L. – Social Studies, 1971
The current campaign to make American history palatable to Negro aspirations has reached proportions of hysteria and unrealism, which, if not arrested, threatens the intellectual autonomy of teachers and the scholarly integrity of historical writing. (Author)
Descriptors: Academic Freedom, Black History, Blacks, History Instruction
Using Children's Literature to Teach Black American History.
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Anderson, Nancy – Social Studies, 1987
States that children's literature is an excellent resource for presenting a deeper perspective of the lifestyle of blacks before the Civil Rights era. Discusses four specific books that can be used to teach a unit of instruction on this topic. Includes suggestions for class activities. (AEM)
Descriptors: Black History, Blacks, Childrens Literature, Civil Rights