Wednesday, September 28, 2011

Students’ Knowledge of Civil Rights History Has Deteriorated, Study Finds - NYTimes.com

Students’ Knowledge of Civil Rights History Has Deteriorated, Study Finds - NYTimes.com:

Students’ Knowledge of Civil Rights History Has Deteriorated, Study Finds

When Julian Bond, the former Georgia lawmaker and civil rights activist, turned to teaching two decades ago, he often quizzed his college students to gauge their awareness of the civil rights movement. He did not want to underestimate their grasp of the topic or talk down to them, he said.

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“My fears were misplaced,” Mr. Bond said. No student had heard of George Wallace, the segregationist governor of Alabama, he said. One student guessed that Mr. Wallace might have been a CBS