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ERIC Number: EJ674583
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2003
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ISSN: ISSN-0031-7217
More Than a Symbol of Freedom: Education for Liberation and Democracy.
Payne, Charles M.
Phi Delta Kappan, v85 n1 p22-28 Sep 2003
Calls for the revival of the Freedom Schools established in Mississippi in 1964. Freedom Schools, developed for African American students by the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, contained a citizenship component that included, for example, an emphasis on black history and the freedom movement. Describes several current citizenship programs based on the Freedom Schools model. (Contains 21 references.)(PKP)
Descriptors: Black History, Black Students, Citizenship Education, Elementary Secondary Education
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee