Coming into Focus: The Treatment of African-Americans in Post Civil War United States History Survey Texts.

Cha-Jua, Sundiata Keita; Weems, Robert E., Jr.

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ERIC Number: EJ495594

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1994

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Coming into Focus: The Treatment of African-Americans in Post Civil War United States History Survey Texts.

Cha-Jua, Sundiata Keita; Weems, Robert E., Jr.

Journal of American History, v80 n4 p1408-19 Mar 1994

Asserts that during the past two decades, the coverage of African Americans in college-level U.S. history textbooks has improved in both quantity and quality. Reports that, despite these advances, a survey of 14 textbooks revealed a significant portion of African American history remains beyond the boundaries of these texts. (ACM)

Descriptors: Black History, Blacks, Civil War (United States), Content Analysis, Higher Education, Historians, Historiography, History Textbooks, Slavery, Social Change, Social History, Sociocultural Patterns, Textbook Content, Textbook Preparation, United States History

Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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Audience: Researchers; Teachers; Practitioners

Language: English

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