Reframing Black Resistance to Enslavement through Children's Literature and Primary Sources

Autor/inn/en	Keegan, Patrick; Gough, Keith
Titel	Reframing Black Resistance to Enslavement through Children's Literature and Primary Sources
Quelle	In: Social Studies and the Young Learner, 35 (2023) 3, S.26-32 (7 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1056-0300
Schlagwörter	African American History; Elementary School Teachers; Teacher Qualifications; Elementary School Students; Racism; United States History; African American Students; Faculty Development; White Teachers; Culturally Relevant Education; Teaching Methods; Slavery; Childrens Literature; Primary Sources + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Elementary school; Teacher; Teachers; Grundschule; Volksschule; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Lehrqualifikation; Rassismus; African Americans; Student; Students; Afroamerikaner; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Sklaverei; 'Children''s literature'; Kinderliteratur; Primärquelle
Abstract	Some barriers to teaching Black history in elementary classrooms include inadequate teacher preparation and the misguided view that elementary students are too young to learn the unvarnished truth about America's historical injustices. Legislative efforts to prevent teachers from discussing race-related topics labeled "divisive" represent an attempt to uphold white supremacy by shielding children from possible feelings of discomfort. However, no laws exist to protect Black children from educative-psychic violence inflicted on them while learning Black history through white historical perspectives. Through the authors' work leading professional development workshops on the teaching of Black history with predominantly white elementary teachers, they became aware of the need for instructional approaches that highlight the full humanity of Black people and the complex ways they exercised agency. This article examines teaching strategies for highlighting the variety of ways enslaved people resisted using children's literature and primary sources. (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01