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Clarissa Sligh

Published on Nov 23, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

Clarissa Sligh

Early Life

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Clarissa Thompson et. al. vs. Arlington County School Board

Themes

Social Injustice - Memory/history - transformation/change - Identity

1989

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Do you think teaching materials like the Dick and Jane books still exist in schools? If so, should we discuss their bias with our students?

It Wasn't Little Rock, 2004-2012

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Ethel Mozelle was not at Little Rock. Why do you think she is the focus of this piece?
Why do you think Sligh emphasizes the idea of a witness and repeats it throughout the book?

Jake in Transition, 1996-1999

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Transforming Hate, 2007-present

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Sigh's work is very personal and she describes her process as therapeutic.

Would you encourage your students to work this way? If so, how? Do you think censorship could become an issue?