Division F Fireside Chat. The Past is not Even Past: Educational History Perspectives on 1968

Session Type: Invited Speaker Session

Abstract

This panel will allow scholars to explore the significance of 1968 to the history of American education by allowing them to meditate on its significance from a variety of perspectives. Some guiding questions include: How did the political events, ranging from the passage of landmark civil rights legislation to the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, affect the lives of children in American schools? How did the activism that pushed for Afrocentric and multicultural curricula on college campuses and in local contexts, reshape the way students learned and how teachers taught? How did the presidential election and reshaping of American conservativism come to affect the possibilities for equitable education with regard to race, class, and linguistic background?

Sub Unit

• Graduate Student Council

Chairs

• Deirdre Dougherty, Rutgers University - New Brunswick/Piscataway

• Lori M. West, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Participants

• James D. Anderson, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

• Vanessa Siddle-Walker, Emory University

• Jack Dougherty, Trinity College