Teaching the Truth

Miriam Tager

doi:10.5771/9781666924305

Teaching the Truth

Uncovering the Hidden History of Racism in the Early Childhood Classroom

1. Edition 2024

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doi.org/10.5771/9781666924305
ISBN print: 978-1-66692-429-9
ISBN online: 978-1-6669-2430-5
Lexington, Lanham Lexington, Lanham

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Abstract

Teaching the truth about our history to young children is essential in our quest to dismantle racism in the United States. Pre-service teachers must reconceptualize teaching history to young children by teaching the hidden histories of our nation so that young children can challenge their own biases and assumptions created by a white supremacist society. Teaching the Truth: Uncovering the Hidden History of Racism with Young Children counters the recent narrative that African American History should be whitewashed instead centering it in the early childhood curriculum. Topics covered in this book include: the institution of slavery, Reconstruction, Jim Crow era, The Great Migration, Segregation of schools, Civil Rights and Voting Rights, Police Brutality and Black Lives Matter.

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Preface
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
1–4 Introduction 1–4
5–14 The Whitewashing of History 5–14
15–32 Not Too Young for the Truth 15–32
33–48 Slavery and the Enslaved 33–48
49–62 Reconstruction, Ready or Not 49–62
63–78 Jim Crow Era 63–78
79–96 The Not So Great Migration 79–96
97–110 Segregation and Schools 97–110
111–126 Civil Rights and Voting Rights 111–126
127–140 Police Brutality and the Black Panthers 127–140
141–152 #Black Lives Still Matter 141–152
153–154 Conclusion 153–154
155–158 Appendix A 155–158
159–160 Appendix B 159–160
161–166 References 161–166
167–168 Index 167–168
169–170 About the Author 169–170

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