- Collection:
- Asa G. Hilliard, III Papers, Audio-Visual Materials Series
- Title:
- Educating the Black Child: Ebonic Hysteria, January 31, 1998
- Date of Original:
- 1998-01-31
- Subject:
- Education--Curricula
African American scholars
Ethnology
Pan-Africanism - Location:
- United States, Mississippi, Hinds County, Jackson, 32.29876, -90.18481
- Medium:
- videotapes
- Type:
- Moving Image
- Format:
- video/mp4
- Description:
- This video recording consists of a presentation delivered by Dr. Asa G. Hilliard, III at the Southeast Regional Conference on Educating Black Children, held 31 January-2 February 1997 at The Harvey Hotel in Jackson, Mississippi. The conference's title was "Excellence without Excuse: Educating All Children." Dr. Hilliard's presentation, titled "Ebonic Hysteria," criticizes media and scholarly reaction to Oakland (California) Unified School District's resolution, adopted in December 1996, to recognize the legitimacy of Ebonics as a spoken language. Hilliard argues that the reaction did not recognize the actual content of the Oakland resolution, and he asserts that most commentators have taken stances based on ignorance of linguistics and of the school district's policy. He questions the motivations of those involved in the controversy, which he labels "Ebonhysteria."
- Metadata URL:
- http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12322/auc.092:0015
- Additional Rights Information:
- All works in this collection either are protected by copyright and/or are the property of the Robert W. Woodruff Library, and/or the copyright holder as appropriate. To order a reproduction or to inquire about permission to publish, please contact the Archives Research Center at: archives@auctr.edu with the web URL or handle identification number.
- Extent:
- 01:11:05
- Original Collection:
- Asa G. Hilliard, III Papers
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12322/fa:092 - Holding Institution:
- Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library
- Rights:
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