William Bennett on Martin Luther King: Mock-Diversifying the Core Curriculum.

Zorn, Jeff

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ERIC Number: EJ475295

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Publication Date: 1992

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William Bennett on Martin Luther King: Mock-Diversifying the Core Curriculum.

Zorn, Jeff

Journal of Education, v174 n3 p89-97 1992

The writings of Martin Luther King Jr. deserve to be read in undergraduate humanities classes but not in the spirit advocated by former Secretary of Education William Bennett. It is argued that Bennett downplays the struggles against racial discrimination and chooses the most conservative King pieces for the literary canon. (SLD)

Descriptors: Authors, Black Leadership, Black Literature, Civil Rights, College Curriculum, Conservatism, Course Content, Cultural Differences, Higher Education, Humanities, Multicultural Education, Racial Discrimination, United States History

Publication Type: Opinion Papers; Reports - Evaluative; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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