"He wants to get rid of all the Muslims": Mexican American and Muslim students' use of history regarding candidate Trump

• Published in: Theory and research in social education Vol. 48; no. 3; pp. 346 - 374
• Main Author: Yoder, Paul J.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Routledge 02.07.2020
• Subjects: Activism; Election; Elections; Hispanic American Students; History Instruction; marginalized; Mexican Americans; middle school; Middle School Students; Minority Group Students; Muslims; Political Attitudes; Political Campaigns; Political Candidates; political trauma; presidential campaign; Racial Discrimination; Resilience (Psychology); social studies education; United States History; use of history; Virginia

This study employs a multiple case study approach to examine the use of history of Mexican American and Muslim middle school students vis-à-vis Donald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign. The findings suggest the participants used historical examples of discrimination to contextualize candidate...