| Keeping the Struggle Alive: Studying Desegregation in Our Town, a Guide to Doing Oral History Contributor(s): Anand, Bernadette T. (Author), Fine, Michelle (Author), Perkins, Tiffany (Author) |
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ISBN: 0807741450 ISBN-13: 9780807741450 Publisher: Teachers College Press OUR PRICE: $19.90 Product Type: Paperback Published: March 2002 Annotation: When students in a New Jersey public middle school decided to learn about their community's history of desegregation through a year-long language arts and social studies project, no one imagined how powerful the experience would be. One of the few studies available on desegregation in the North, this work honors the voices the students discovered in their community for their civic courage. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Education | History - Education | Elementary |
| Dewey: 379.263 |
| LCCN: 2001052283 |
| Physical Information: 0.3" H x 7.28" W x 9.64" (0.60 lbs) 96 pages |
| Themes: - Geographic Orientation - New Jersey |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: When students in a New Jersey public middle school decided to learn about their community's history of desegregation through a unique language arts and social studies project, no one imagined how powerful the experience would be for everyone involved. In addition to digging up newspaper articles and historical documents, the students conducted lively interviews with townspeople who participated in the struggle to desegregate schools up North. They soon learned how everyday people became activists, how a bus could symbolize political struggle, and how the fight for full integration is never over. This hands-on volume:
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