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Problematizing White Allyship in the Civil Rights Curriculum of 'Studies Weekly'®
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Social Studies . 2023 114(1):1-18. - Publication Year :
- 2023
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Abstract
- The American Civil Rights Movement has often been misrepresented in textbooks, children's literature, and other curricular materials. With knowledge of the ongoing curricular distortion around Black history in P-12 curricula in mind, this article explores how a commonly used social studies curriculum, "Studies Weekly"®, represents the Civil Rights Movement in its "Standing for Freedom" Civil Rights curriculum package. Through a quantitative and qualitative content analysis, we reveal how the "Studies Weekly"® Civil Rights Curriculum distorts the Civil Rights Movement history by centering a White ally, Joan Trumpauer Mulholland. Ultimately the curricular materials portray Mulholland as a central figure in the movement, thereby marginalizing Black activists and offering a narrative of the movement that relies nearly exclusively on Mulholland's life and experiences. In doing so, we conclude, the "Studies Weekly"® curriculum does harm to the civic learning and potential of all students by failing to offer an appropriate vision of White allyship and activism.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0037-7996 and 2152-405X
- Volume :
- 114
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- ERIC
- Journal :
- Social Studies
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- EJ1378606
- Document Type :
- Journal Articles<br />Reports - Research
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/00377996.2022.2068491