Why Did You Kill Our Hero?.

Loeb, George David

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ERIC Number: EJ442401

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Publication Date: 1992

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Why Did You Kill Our Hero?

Loeb, George David

Teaching Tolerance, v1 n1 p14-17 Spr 1992

Describes the reactions of a fourth grade class in Oklahoma City (Oklahoma) to the death through racial violence of their hero, a sailor with whom they had corresponded during the Persian Gulf War. The intended lesson in patriotism became a lesson in racism and violence. (SLD)

Descriptors: Black Students, Elementary School Students, Ethnic Groups, Grade 4, Hispanic Americans, Homicide, Intermediate Grades, Letters (Correspondence), Military Personnel, Patriotism, Racial Bias, Racial Discrimination, Student Attitudes, Student Reaction, Teacher Attitudes, Violence

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Language: English

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