Critical Family History, Identity, and Historical Memory

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ID8923567
AuthorsChristine E Sleeter (0000-0002-4566-8149, California State University, Monterey Bay, corresponding author), Christine Sleeter
Year2008
Volume43
Issue2
Pages114-124
Publication date2008-03-28
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueEducational Studies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0013-1946 • E-ISSN: 1532-6993
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/00131940801944587
OpenAlexW2050064653
LanguageEN
Citations received24
References cited27

Click to increase image sizeClick to decrease image size Notes 1. This is not to deny mixing among Cherokees and Whites; before they were forcibly removed, many Cherokees and Whites had intermarried. However, Everett (1999) Everett, C. S. 1999. "Melungeon History and Myth.". Appalachian Journal, 26: 358–409. [Google Scholar] points out that family stories of Cherokee ancestry sometimes cover over Black ancestry. 2. Uncovering suppressed family memories can be unsettling, which teacher educators should anticipate. DNA testing can disrupt some people's sense of self. For example, as much as one-third of the White population in the U.S. may have detectable Black ancestry (Passing 2007). Other information can also turn out to be disturbing. Several years ago, one of my White students, while completing a family history project similar in another course, found a photo of family ancestors participating in a Ku Klux Klan event, and was quite distraught at this discovery. Although I believe that discomforting findings are part and parcel of delving into history honestly, teacher educators need to be prepared to help students deal with what they find out

Aesthetics · Art · Cherokee · Cover (algebra · Cover story · Family history · Genealogy · Identity (music · Mythology · Oral history · Population · Sociology · White (mutation · Anthropology · Classics · Critical Race Theory in Education · Demography · Educator Training and Historical Pedagogy · Gender Studies · History · Medicine · Oral History, Memory, Narrative Analysis · Psychology

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