Confronting Racism in Laura Ingalls Wilder’s Books | Laura Ingalls Wilder: Prairie to Page

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Laura Ingalls Wilder: Prairie to Page American Masters wilder21 Laura Ingalls Wilder racism racist text racist blackface Homesteading Homestead Act Westward Expansion manifest destiny territorial expansion American history American west the West Policy towards Native Americans American Indians white settlers Little House on the Prairie social studies grade 7 PD professional development racism anti-racist teaching
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History-Social Science
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Grade 3 Grade 4 Grade 5 Grade 6 Grade 7 Grade 8
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Confronting Racism in Laura Ingalls Wilder’s Books | Laura Ingalls Wilder: Prairie to Page

Learn about the racism present in Laura Ingalls Wilder’s books in this video from Laura Ingalls Wilder: Prairie to Page. Using video, discussion questions and teaching tips, students examine if there is value in reading literature that includes racist, offensive passages and text, while also learning about Westward Expansion from the perspective of American Indians.

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