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Introducing our Fall 2024 Webinar Series, American Political Rhetoric

Teaching American History

Staff and faculty members at Teaching American History have heard from our teacher partners that they want nonpartisan election resources that elevate classroom discourse beyond political bickering and horse race coverage. 2024 marks the 60 th time that Americans have gone to the polls to elect a new president.

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MAHG Qualifying Exam Tips – Fall 2024

Teaching American History

In the next few days, those who have completed all coursework for the Master of Arts in American History and Government (MAHG) program may begin writing their qualifying exams, so as to graduate with their degrees this December. The post MAHG Qualifying Exam Tips – Fall 2024 appeared first on Teaching American History.

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How do we teach Black history in polarized times? Here’s what it looks like in three cities

The Hechinger Report

In Norfolk, Virginia, the juniors and seniors enrolled in an African American history class taught by Ed Allison were working on their capstone projects, using nearby Fort Monroe, the site where the first enslaved Africans landed in 1619, as a jumping off point to explore their family history.

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Resources for Teaching the Presidential Election

Teaching American History

In honor of the Iowa caucus and the impending presidential election, this week’s blog features one of our CDC volumes, The American Presidency. Bush (2008) For more teacher resources on the presidential election cycle, check out our Spring 2024 webinar series, Every Four Years. Download it today from our bookstore !

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Challenging Anti-History Education Laws: Teachers Receive 14,000 Books on African Americans During WWII

Zinn Education Project

Thanks to a generous collaboration with Dartmouth College historian Matthew Delmont , the Zinn Education Project sent 14,000 copies of Delmont’s book Half American: The Epic Story of African Americans Fighting World War II at Home and Abroad to public school teachers, school librarians, and teacher educators.

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Lies We’re Told About Crime

Zinn Education Project

We live in a time right now, in 2024, where things don’t have to make sense. You are often limited in your ability to teach certain topics by the dependence upon primary sources rather than secondary sources. Now none of this makes sense. The math doesn’t add up. But guess what? Facts don’t actually have to matter.

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2024 Post-Election Reflection Series: The Role of Institutions in the 2024 Messaging Post-mortem

Political Science Now

Prior to the 2024 US Presidential Election, APSAs Diversity and Inclusion Programs Department issued a call for submissions, entitled “ 2024 APSA Post-Election Reflections ,” for a PSNow blog series of political science scholars who reflect on key moments, ideas, and challenges faced in the 2024 election.