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In Memoriam: Renowned Political Scientist and former APSA President, Dr. Matthew Holden, Jr., Passes Away

Political Science Now

He also completed an APSA Oral History Interview in 1993, where he shares his experiences in the discipline of political science. Matthew Holden – Modern Era, Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum, State of Illinois Matthew Holden Jr.: UIS professor Matthew Holden, Jr. 653 – 657 The Matthew Holden, Jr.

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Teaching with Primary Sources in Social Studies

Studies Weekly

25, 2025 Studies Weekly Its often difficult to connect students to the real-world, real-time applications of events from history and the real people who lived them. The attacks on 9/11 affected millions of people, and informed much of the public policy in action today but for these children, that event is history. The primary source.

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Daisy Bates and the Little Rock Nine

Teaching American History

Library of Congress. Library of Congress. Not only is Bates important to the history of Central High’s integration, she is also a significant figure in the national Civil Rights Movement. In his recent history of the modern Civil Rights Movement, historian Thomas E. Simple Justice: The History of Brown v.

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Building Community through Inquiry

C3 Teachers

I thought about how interesting it would be for students to investigate how their school fits into the story of the United States, and I started to wonder how inquiry could help my students explore their community’s histories. Community history is a natural avenue for inquiry. oral histories). oral histories).

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STUDENT VOICES: If I weren’t here I’d probably be dead

The Hechinger Report

A photojournalist, she’s at work on an oral history book project, interviewing scores of public school students, from kindergarten through 12th grade, across the country. The library is old — and it kind of stinks. school system is a “mess.” Do they feel that way? Magdalena Slapik has been asking them.

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CUNY Digital History Archive / Call for Participation

ASHP CML

The CUNY Digital History Archive is now recruiting volunteer researchers to join our project team. Pitch us your ideas for a collection or an aspect of CUNY history that is underrepresented in the historical record. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis beginning on Dec.

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As Humanities Fight for Support, New Journal Aims to Celebrate Their Role in Public Life

ED Surge

A scholarly book or article about history or philosophy counts. So does a local oral-history project, an art exhibit, or a dinner-table conversation about books, movies, or music. Like air, humanities-driven work is everywhere but taken for granted, so much a part of life its easy to overlook.