From: Tony Abbott <tonyabbott_at_sbcglobal.net>
Date: Fri, 29 Jul 2011 07:38:00 -0400

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I'm interested in how the Civil Rights era is taught in American schools in all parts of the country. The large time period is roughly post-Civil War to the mid-sixties, but I'm specifically interested in the years from 1920 on, the modern Jim Crow era. First of all, is it covered? When does it emerge? (I remember my daughter learning about the Holocaust in 4th grade, so it presumably starts then, but perhaps sooner?) Does the topic come out in discussions of literature (To Kill a Mockingbird, The Watsons Go to Birmingham, 1963) and history (Dr. King, Rosa Parks, Claudette Colvin) or one more than the other? Is it a special topic, not always addressed? Anything from anecdotal notes to curriculum information is great. Having visited middle schools whose students of all races have never heard the term Jim Crow, I just want to get something of a handle on this. Thank you.

Tony Abbott
Received on Fri 29 Jul 2011 07:38:00 AM CDT