Zinn Education Project

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

A widely-published writer, he’s the author, co-author, or editor of four music history books and many essays and articles. Ramsey, Jr. is a music historian, pianist, composer, and Professor Emeritus of Music at the University of Pennsylvania. Who Hears Here? On Black Music, Pasts and Present (2022) is his latest book.

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C3 Teachers

APRIL 10, 2022

I recently zoomed with Nick S tamoulacatos, Supervisor of Social Studies at Syracuse City School District and one of the writers on the article “Countering the Past of Least Resistance” in that latest Social Education. We talked about Syracuse City Schools inquiry initiative and the inquiry loop featured in the article.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 29, 2017

But the consensus has also promoted individual freedom, political democracy, world peace and cultural tolerance, now growing into acceptance. American civil religion has united rich and poor, native and invader, ruler and rebel. Fifty years ago, Robert Bellah pointed this out in an article, “ Civil Religion in America.”

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 13, 2020

In effect, these students are seeking to change not just the culture on their campus but to use their school to change society. The recent student protests caught the attention of Robin Kelley, a professor of American history and African-American studies at UCLA. Pushing to divest. In fall 2017, Harvard Ph.D.

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Life and Landscapes

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

His new book, “Surrounding Fort Knox, Including Southern Indiana,” showcases Van Stockum’s journey through the counties around Southern Indiana and Fort Knox and details the area’s rich natural and cultural history. Van Stockum also has a children’s series called the Little Girl Series, inspired by Van Stockum’s own grandchildren.

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Sapiens

OCTOBER 7, 2024

Whereas I worked for many decades now with Native American communities in the U.S. So, if I was going to make, develop an op-ed around Native American history and culture I’ve written books, received grants and so on, I’m well prepared to make that argument. No actual expertise in that area. south west.

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Edthena

MARCH 26, 2021

Here are some interesting reads for teachers and instructional coaches around recommendations around reopening, teaching culturally responsive teaching, and prioritizing student mental health. . Help your students see themselves when teaching American history. It’s this idea that schools are creating bubbles.

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Strange Maps

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

The state just doesn’t have anything approaching the historical or cultural resonance of California, Texas, or even Kansas or Oklahoma. For most of American history, Wyoming was a not a destination in itself, but just so much more ground to cover on the long trek to more promising lands further west.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 7, 2023

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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Teaching American History

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

In October, Czarnecki’s article “Migrant Music” was published in The Chronicles of Oklahoma. Czarnecki, a 2022 graduate of the Master of Arts in American History and Government program, wrote the paper for a “Great Texts” course taught by Professor Stephen Tootle on John Steinbeck’s The Grapes of Wrath. Czarnecki says.

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Teaching American History

MAY 21, 2024

This class will help students understand the complexities and nuances of a pivotal time in American history. Fornieri (Rochester Institute of Technology) Course Materials: Syllabus and Course Pack 603: Colonial America (July 14 – July 19) This course focuses on the development of an indigenous political culture in the British colonies.

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Teaching American History

OCTOBER 8, 2024

Teaching American History has recently published World War I and the 1920s: Core Documents , a collection curated by Professor Jennifer D. Keene , Professor of History and Dean of the Wilkinson College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences at Chapman University. appeared first on Teaching American History.

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

The Federalist article is extreme — and it’s purposeful. Governor-elect Glenn Youngkin of Virginia flagrantly tailored his campaign to self-professed “mama bears,” conservative women who rallied around the candidate’s opposition to vaccine mandates, critical race theory (as he defined it) and other cultural flashpoints.

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Teaching American History

APRIL 23, 2024

On May 26, 1924, President Calvin Coolidge signed the Johnson-Reed Act, the first federal law in American history designed to establish permanent, comprehensive restrictions on immigration. The law is rightly regarded as one of the triumphs of American nativism and a pivotal moment in the history of U.S.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 28, 2022

From the 1990s on, the question of how good your history is became secondary to how completely did you conform to Alabama culture,” Flynt said. According a Birmingham News article from 1998, some authors were also asked to complete a survey questioning their position on birth control, abortion, homosexuality and other topics.

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Zinn Education Project

MARCH 7, 2024

And as we extend that definition to larger groups of people, as we introduce power, we begin to understand that who gets to decide what those rules are and what those norms are becomes much more complicated, and often an expression of political, economic, and cultural power. Her solution was not to denigrate the cultures of these people.

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ASHP CML

MARCH 3, 2025

The film also highlights the federal governments reliance on African American jazz musicians as tools of cultural diplomacy in Africa during the same period. When I was first brainstorming for this article, I was intrigued by the way a few different cultural and political trends shown in the film still exist in American society today.

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Political Science Now

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

This spatial alliance overlays a multi-racial one, as Democrats rely more heavily on voters of color than any other major party in American history. Many analysts have argued that the Democratic Party has managed this sea change by shifting from economic to cultural and identity appeals. Read the full article.

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

Pennridge leaders declined to respond to questions for this article.) Related: States were adding lessons about Native American history. This is a playbook for what you have to do,” Foster said, to unwind the damage the culture wars of the past few years have wrought on education. There’s a lot of work to undo.

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Zinn Education Project

JANUARY 9, 2024

Formally, he was the director of a place that we hold very dear, the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture. It’s pretty fascinating, and there’s an article that we can share with you all later where you can see Du Bois taking on Hoffman. Her solution was not to denigrate the cultures of these people. Thanks, T.

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