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The New Deal, Jim Crow and the Black Cabinet

Episode 10, Season 4 Opportunities created by the New Deal were often denied to African Americans. And that legacy of exclusion from jobs, loans and services can be seen today in federal programs and policies as well as

January 11, 2022

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Issue 61, Spring 2019

Bearing Witness to the Hard History of Guilford

Two young people with spades digging near a burial marker.

The legacy of slavery isn’t limited to the South.

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Indigenous Peoples' History

Co-hosted by experts from the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian, this webinar will delve into the ways American history instruction often fails to acknowledge—and contributes to—the erasure of Indigenous stories and perspectives.

October 29, 2019

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History and the Power of Place

Video and Q&A conversations with Civil Rights Movement activists and witnesses to history: Jo Ann Bland of Selma, Alabama; Charles Person of Atlanta, Georgia; Valda Harris Montgomery of Montgomery, Alabama; and Helen Sims of Belzoni, Mississippi.

October 21, 2024

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Issue 64, Spring 2020

Teaching America’s Interwoven Histories

The shared history of African Americans and Indigenous Americans is rarely taught. TT talked to Professor Tiya Miles about why we can’t understand American history without it.

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Issue 2, Spring 2022

Teaching Local History in Tulsa

Illustration of students reading in class.

The history of the Tulsa Race Massacre was buried for 100 years. Teachers are trying to change that.

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November 15, 2021

Students Lose When Black Women Aren’t Supported

To mitigate the harm against Black students and all children of color in schools, we must love and support Black women in school leadership roles.

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Gender & Sexual Identity

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January 14, 2020

Teach This: Politics and History Textbooks

A stack of textbooks—viewed from the side—in varying conditions of use, from good to worn out.

A recent New York Times article compares history textbooks to show the radical differences between California and Texas editions. It’s a great opportunity to encourage your students to think about the role politics plays in curriculum.

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Immigration Gender & Sexual Identity

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Issue 61, Spring 2019

Preserving a More Honest History

Want to take a field trip to a historic home or plantation? Here’s how to choose one that honors the enslaved people who lived and worked there.

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June 20, 2023

Connect Voting Rights History to Current Policies and Discourse

A diverse group of people are moving toward the right and the person in front is holding a banner that reads "Protect voting rights for all."

Uncovering the honest history of voting rights in the U.S. is crucial to create an inclusive society and realize the democratic ideals expressed in the Constitution.

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Civil Rights Movement Rights & Activism

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