Hillel Black
The NYPR Archive Collections | Jan 1, 2000
William Booth, Chairman of the Commission on Human Rights, interviews Hillel Black, author of _The American Schoolbook_, which analyzes how textbooks have molded the thought of students (and teachers) for generations; this includes textbooks' portrayals of African-Americans and other minorities. School books have often lagged behind --if not virtually reversed-- social movements; much of this has to do with plain business practices. But it does not stop there: market forces and social pressures often make teachers stick to prescribed scripts and leave little room for controversial or sensitive subjects.
Audio courtesy of the NYC Municipal Archives WNYC Collection
WNYC archives id: 151643
Municipal archives id: T4800
