Human Progress Never Rolls in on Wheels of Inevitability: Biographies of Martin Luther King, Jr., in the Classroom.

Kazemek, Francis E.

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ERIC Number: EJ413992

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1990

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Human Progress Never Rolls in on Wheels of Inevitability: Biographies of Martin Luther King, Jr., in the Classroom.

Kazemek, Francis E.

Social Studies, v81 n2 p65-69 Mar-Apr 1990

Presents resources for teaching about Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Outlines criteria for selecting biographies for children and young adults. Identifies problems in certain biographies of King, and recommends high quality biographies of King. Discusses exercises for integrating themes from King's life into the classroom. (RW)

Descriptors: Bias, Bibliographies, Biographies, Black Leadership, Black Studies, Childrens Literature, Civil Rights, Elementary Secondary Education, History Instruction, Racial Bias, Social Studies, United States History

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Reference Materials - Bibliographies

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Audience: Teachers; Practitioners

Language: English

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