A Comparison of the African-American Presence in an Earlier and Later American History Textbooks

by Cora Lee Upshur-Ransome

Overview

A Comparison of the African-American Presence in an Earlier and Later American History Textbook

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780761818373
Publisher:	UPA
Publication date:	12/20/2000
Pages:	150
Product dimensions:	6.18(w) x 9.30(h) x 0.67(d)

About the Author

Cora Lee Upshur-Ransome, Ph.D. is a Professor of English at Bowie State University, Maryland.

Table of Contents

	Dedication
	Preface
	Acknowledgments
Chapter I1
	Definition of the Problem	1
	Purpose of the Study	2
	Need for the Study	2
	Design of the Study	3
Chapter II
	Review of the Literature	5
	Introduction	5
	African-American Historians Educators, and Scholars View African-American Studies and History	5
	African-American History: From Slavery to Freedom to Slavery	20
	Race Relations	34
	Early Explorations and Settlement	37
	Inventors	38
	Contributions	40
	The Black Church	40
	The Civil Rights Movement	42
	Black History	45
	From the Old South to the New South to the Old South	64
Chapter III
	Content Analysis	67
	Personalities in the System	68
	The Structure and condition of the System	68
	Domestic Needs	71
	Specific Group Interests	71
	Public Opinion	72
	Organizational Needs, Values, and Traditions	72
	Early Explorations and Settlement	73
	Race Relations	74
	Role Models	76
	The Black Church	77
	Civil Rights	78
	Slave Revolts Education	78
	Writing Across the Curriculum	93
	Philosophy Statement	95
	Writing Intensive Courses at BSU	96
	Goals for a Writing Intensive Course	96
	Criteria for Writing Intensive Course at BSU	96
	Writing Intensive Course Requirements	96
	Additional Writing Intensive Courses	97
	Checklist for Writing Intensive Courses	98
	Components for a Teaching Portfolio	99
	Writing Across the Curriculum Support Services for Students at BSU	100
	WAC Faculty	100
	University committee Composition and Responsibilities	100
	Contributions	102
	Inventors	103
	The Old South	104
Chapter IV105
	Conclusions and Recommendations	105
	Design of the Study	105
	Data-Gathering Procedures	105
	Analysis of the Data	106
	Limitations of the Data	106
	Significance of the Study	106
	Summary	109
	Conclusions and Recommendations	110
	Introduction	110
	Conclusions	110
	Recommendations	112
	Epilogue	114
	Glossary	119
	Bibliography	123

Editorial Reviews

In her content analysis of the 1968 and 1982 editions of , Upshur-Ransome (English, Bowie State U., Maryland) found a significant difference in the quantity and quality of representations of African-Americans between these editions. The author addresses issues regarding the reasons for, and impact of, this earlier "partial history" on African-Americans and Americans generally. Includes recommendations and a glossary. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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