Curated teaching resource
Strategies for Addressing Racist and Dehumanizing Language in Literature
By Facing History & Ourselves
- Collection
- Teaching Activities
- Subject
- English Language Arts
- Grades
- Grades 6-12
- Format
- teacher-guide
- Curriculum
- Cross-curricular
- Publisher or host
- facinghistory.org
Why this resource is included
Practical guidance for handling dialect and period-appropriate but now-offensive vocabulary. Relevant because Hughes 1958 story uses period dialect and the broader Harlem 1958 historical record includes period use of the word Negro. Free.