American History Teachers' Collaborative
Focus Workshop

African American Education

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Saturday, February 27th, 2010

Agenda

8:00 - 8:30 Welcome and breakfast
8:30 - 9:30 Dr. James Anderson, "The Education of Blacks in the South"
James Anderson
9:30 - 9:40
Break
9:40 - 10:25

Session 1: Choose from the following:
"National and Local Reactions to Brown v. Board of Education"
Liz Rotramel and Tina Gersdorf
"Segregated Schools in the North"
Candace Gwin, Room 1550
Time in the computer lab to explore related websites

10:25 - 10:30 Session switch
10:30 - 11:15 Session 2: Choose from the sessions above
11:15 - 11:50 Lunch
11:50 - 12:50 Dr. Christopher Span, "Rethinking the Origins of the Value of Literacy and Schools in the African American Experience, 1790-1865"
Christopher Span
12:50 - 1:00 Break
1:00 - 1:45 Session 3: Breakout session with Dr. Span OR
"School Integration: Just a Southern Problem?"
Christine Adrian
Christine Adrian
1:45 - 1:50 Session switch
1:50 - 2:35 Session 4: Choose from the sessions above
2:35 - 2:50 Break
2:50 - 3:35 Session 5: Choose from the following:
"The Significance of the 99th Pursuit Squadron"
Staci Ward
"The Crosswhite Fugitive Slave Case"
Todd Searing
Documentary clips from With All Deliberate Speed
Staci Ward
Todd Searing
3:35 - 3:40 Session switch
3:40 - 4:25 Session 6: Choose from the sessions above
4:25 - 4:30 Closing remarks and evaluations

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