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ERIC Number: EJ562077
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1998
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-1077-3711
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
Education Level: N/A
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Black History Month; Commercialism