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Teaching Irish American History

Studies Weekly

Teaching Irish American History Mar. 10, 2025 By Studies Weekly NEWSLETTER You only need to walk into a store and see St Patricks Day decorations to know Irish Americans have profoundly impacted our countrys culture. This overview of Irish American history can help you teach students why they see so many Irish influences today.

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Teaching the Constitution in the Context of Human Behavior

Teaching American History

Little’s study in the Master of Arts in American History and Government (MAHG) program prompted him to think carefully about how the Constitution’s structure reflects the founders’ understanding of typical human behavior, or what they called “human nature.” Professor Joseph Postell told the history of our political party system.

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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.

History 98
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Professional Development or Summer Camp for Teachers? MAHG is both!

Teaching American History

This class will help students understand the complexities and nuances of a pivotal time in American history. The course will not only examine the political, social and economic developments in the period leading to the civil war, but will emphasize the political thought of Abraham Lincoln, Stephen Douglas, and John C.

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Carrying on ASHP’s Legacy

ASHP CML

In 1977, historians Herb Guttman and Steve Brier organized a series of seminars about “Working Men and Women in American History” for labor leaders and trade unionists. textbook, for example, recent projects focused on incarcerated workers, and LGBTQ+ histories, and many additional initiatives.

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Teaching American History’s Narrative Histories

Teaching American History

Teaching American History emphasizes the use of primary documents. Why, then, is Teaching American History publishing a series of narrative histories? In case you didn’t know about the narrative histories, let me describe them, before I explain them.

History 52
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Reconstruction Robbery: The Rise and Betrayal of the Freedman’s Bank

Zinn Education Project

Williams, author of I Saw Death Coming: A History of Terror and Survival in the War against Reconstruction Justene Hill Edwards is an associate professor of history at the University of Virginia. Her work explores the intersection of African American history, American economic history, and the history of American slavery.