Pedagogy of oppression: Reconstruction narratives in Mississippi history textbooks 1887-1976

The goal of this study was to identify and analyze Reconstruction narratives in Mississippi History textbooks from 1887-1981 and identify themes that helped maintain the existing social structure/ hierarchy. The Reconstruction narratives in these texts created a myth of corrupt Reconstruction that w...

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Main Author: Kenneth V. Anthony
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Newcastle 2016-05-01
Series:Historical Encounters: A Journal of Historical Consciousness, Historical Cultures, and History Education
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Online Access:http://hej.hermes-history.net/index.php/HEJ/article/view/57/44