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Breaking the Cycle of Sisyphus: Social Education and the Acquisition of Critical Sociocultural Knowledge about Race and Racism in the United States

Pages 249-255 | Published online: 07 Nov 2011

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Appendix: Resources on Teaching about Racism

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