What Shall We Tell the Children? The Press Encounters Columbus.

Lunenfeld, Marvin

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ERIC Number: EJ452164

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1992

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What Shall We Tell the Children? The Press Encounters Columbus.

Lunenfeld, Marvin

History Teacher, v25 n2 p137-44 Feb 1992

Discusses scholarly criticism and media coverage of the controversy surrounding the effects of Christopher Columbus' voyages upon the Americas. Examines the reactions of some writers to some scholars' negative portrayals of Columbus. Argues that schools should continue to be the place for respectful study of the explorer. (SG)

Descriptors: Cultural Influences, Elementary Secondary Education, Historiography, Mass Media Role, North American History, Social Studies

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers

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Audience: Teachers; Practitioners

Language: English

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