Histories of Social Studies and Race

This collection of historical essays on race develops lines of inquiry into race and social studies, such as geography, history, and vocational education. Contributors focus on the ways African Americans were excluded or included in the social education c

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Also by Christine Woyshner The National PTA, Race, and Civic Engagement, 1897–1970 The Educational Work of Women’s Organizations, 1890–1960. Edited with Anne Meis Knupfer Social Education in the Twentieth Century: Curriculum and Context for Citizenship. Edited with Joseph Watras and Margaret Smith Crocco Minding Women: Reshaping the Educational Realm. Edited with Holly Gelfond Also by Chara Haeussler Bohan Clinical Teacher Education: Reflections from an Urban Professional Development Network. Edited with Joyce Many American Educational Thought: Essays from 1640–1940. Edited with A. Milson, P. Glanzer, and J. W. Null Go to the Sources: Lucy Maynard Salmon and the Teaching of History. Readings in American Education Thought: From Puritanism to Progressivism. Edited with A. Milson, P. Glanzer, and J. W. Null

H istor i e s of S o c i a l St u di e s a n d R ac e: 1865–20 0 0

Ed ite d By

Ch r i st i n e Woysh n e r a n d Ch a r a H a e us sl e r Boh a n

HISTORIES OF SOCIAL STUDIES AND RACE: 1865–2000 Copyright © Christine Woyshner and Chara Haeussler Bohan, 2012.

All rights reserved. First published in 2012 by PALGRAVE MACMILLAN® in the United States— a division of St. Martin’s Press LLC, 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10010. Where this book is distributed in the UK, Europe and the rest of the world, this is by Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited, registered in England, company number 785998, of Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire RG21 6XS. Palgrave Macmillan is the global academic imprint of the above companies and has companies and representatives throughout the world. Palgrave® and Macmillan® are registered trademarks in the United States, the United Kingdom, Europe and other countries. ISBN 978-1-349-43536-4

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DOI 10.1057/9781137007605 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Histories of social studies and race : 1865–2000 / edited by Christine Woyshner and CharaHaeusslerBohan. p. cm. ISBN 978–1–137–00754–4 1. Social sciences—Study and teaching—United States—History. 2. Racism—Study and teaching—United States—History. 3. Discrimination in education—United States—History. 4. Educational sociology—United States—History. I. Woyshner, Christine A. II. Bohan, CharaHaeussler, 1966– H62.5.U5H57 2012 305.896⬘0730071—dc23

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A catalogue record of the book is available from the British Library. Design by Newgen Imaging Systems (P) Ltd., Chennai, India. First edition: September 2012 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

To my sons, Jason and Joseph —Christine Woyshner To Tom, Caleb, and Chloë —Chara Haeussler Bohan

Con t e n t s

List of figures

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Acknowledgments

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Introduction Christine Woyshner and Chara Haeussler Bohan

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Race, Social Studies, and Culturally Relevant Curriculum in Social Studies’ Prehistory: A Cautionary Meditation Ronald E. Butchart

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The Racial and Cultural Assumptions of the Early Social Studies Educators, 1901–1922 Thomas D. Fallace

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Three The Early Years of Negro History Week, 1926–1950 Sarah Bair Four

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