Black History Month: Serious Truth Telling or a Triumph in Tokenism?.

Franklin, John Hope; Horne, Gerald; Cruse, Harold W.; Ballard, Allen R.; Mitchell, Reavis L., Jr.

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ERIC Number: EJ562077

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1998

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Black History Month: Serious Truth Telling or a Triumph in Tokenism?

Franklin, John Hope; Horne, Gerald; Cruse, Harold W.; Ballard, Allen R.; Mitchell, Reavis L., Jr.

Journal of Blacks in Higher Education, n18 p87-92 Win 1997-1998

Discusses whether Black History Month effectively introduces the world to the achievements of American blacks or is primarily a marketing device for selling books and making African Americans feel good. Responses are provided from several African-American history professors. (GR)

Descriptors: Black Achievement, Black History, Criticism, Racial Relations, Tokenism

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers

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Language: English

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