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Reconstruction 101: Progress and Backlash

Episode 4, Season 4 Just months after the Civil War ended, former Confederates had regained political footholds in Washington, D.C. In her overview of Reconstruction, Kate Masur notes how—in the face of evolving, post

September 28, 2021

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Creating Brave Spaces: Reckoning With Race in the Classroom

Episode 2, Season 4 People from all corners of public life are telling teachers to stop discussions about race and racism in the classroom, but keeping the truth of the world from students simply doesn’t work. English

August 30, 2021

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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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The History of Whiteness and How We Teach About Race

Historian Ed Baptist provides context on the creation and enforcement of a U.S. racial binary that endures today, as well as Black resistance as a force for political change.

September 13, 2021

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Criminalizing Blackness: Prisons, Police and Jim Crow

Episode 15, Season 4 After emancipation, aspects of the legal system were reshaped to maintain control of Black lives and labor. Historian Robert T. Chase outlines the evolution of convict leasing in the prison system

March 2, 2022

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Why Hard History Matters: Addressing the Legacy of Jim Crow

Episode 16, Season 4 Congressman Hakeem Jeffries represents New York’s 8th congressional district. Our final episode this season takes us to the U.S. House of Representatives for a conversation between Rep. Jeffries and

May 11, 2022

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Medical Racism: A Legacy of Malpractice

Episode 13, Season 4 This nation has a long history of exploiting Black Americans in the name of medicine. A practice which began with the Founding Fathers using individual enslaved persons for gruesome experimentation

March 14, 2022

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Issue 2, Spring 2022

Going Beyond the Textbook

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Teachers are using the textbook—and going beyond it—to change history education from the ground up.

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July 10, 2019

Understanding the Americans with Disabilities Act

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In this middle- and high-school, school-level grant, students learned about living with disabilities and the need for accessibility.

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Diverse Perspectives Matter: Centering Diversity, Power and Care

“The reality of racism must be honestly confronted for our society to build a more equitable future for all children.” —Ivory A. Toldson, Ph.D.

Centering Diverse Parents in the CRT Debate
Power of the Vote: Lifting the Veil of White Supremacy, From the Ocoee Massacre to January 6
A Care Plan for Honest History and Difficult Conversations

October 31, 2022

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