The Development of the Alternative Black Curriculum, 1890-1940 : Countering the Master Narrative

This book examines black intellectual thought during from 1890-1940, and its relationship to the development of the alternative black curriculum in social studies. Inquiry into the alternative black curriculum is a multi-disciplinary project; it requires an intersectional approach that draws on social studies research, educational history and black history. Exploring the gendered construction of the alternative black curriculum, Murray considers the impact of Carter G. Woodson and W.E.B. DuBois in creating the alternative black curriculum in social studies, and its subsequent relationship to the work of black women in the field and how black women developed the alternative black curriculum in private and public settings. "This book examines black intellectual thought during from 1890-1940, and its relationship to the development of the alternative black curriculum in social studies. Inquiry into the alternative black curriculum is a multi-disciplinary project; it requires an intersectional approach that draws on social studies research, educational history and black history. The alternative black curriculum demonstrates how black educators critiqued more prominent education reform movements in the United States. Murray's comprehensive account shows how female authors, intellectuals and teachers created complex narratives that challenged dominant discourses. Exploring the gendered construction of the alternative black curriculum, Murray considers the impact of Carter G. Woodson and W.E.B. DuBois in creating the alternative black curriculum in social studies, and its subsequent relationship to the work of black women in the social studies field."-- Page 4 of cover Front Matter ....Pages i-xiv Introduction (Alana D. Murray)....Pages 1-11 Moving Beyond Biography: Critical Race Theory and the Construction of the Alternative Black Curriculum in Social Studies (Alana D. Murray)....Pages 13-41 Black Curriculum in Social Studies: A Textual Reading of When Truth Gets a Hearing (Alana D. Murray)....Pages 43-59 Resisting the Master Narrative: Building the Alternative Black Counter-Canon (Alana D. Murray)....Pages 61-90 Exploring the Purposes and Foundations of Black Teacher Preparation: 1890–1940 (Alana D. Murray)....Pages 91-106 Dialogical Spaces: Innovative Practices and the Development of the Alternative Black Curriculum in Social Studies, 1890–1940 (Alana D. Murray)....Pages 107-125 Conclusion (Alana D. Murray)....Pages 127-134 Back Matter ....Pages 135-143