Why Teach Reconstruction Today?
Studying the history of Reconstruction reveals that American history is lined with recurring cycles of social progress and backlash in which everyday people have surmounted immense barriers to drive powerful change.
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Reexamining Reconstruction: A Conversation with Dr. Hasan Kwame Jeffries
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Examine how the Reconstruction Era is remembered and the impact of its legacy on contemporary society with Dr. Hasan Kwame Jeffries, Associate Professor of History at The Ohio State University and scholar of African American history and contemporary Black politics.
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What Lessons Can We Learn?
Students address the essential question of the unit in a people's assembly, reflecting on the lessons that we can learn from An Inspector Calls.
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How Do We Restore, Repair, Reconstruct, and Redress?
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Scholars ask why a multifaceted approach for societal repair is needed, create space with poetry, and examine German efforts to atone for Nazi atrocities. This is a recording of session one of the 2021 Global Summit.
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Get Prepared to Teach this Scheme of Work in Your Classroom
Prepare yourself to teach this unit by reading about our pedagogy, teaching strategies, and the unit's content.
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What Possibilities Do Truth Commissions Offer for Redress and Reconstruction?
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Speakers discuss South Africa’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission, including its strengths, limitations, and legacies. This is a recording of session two of the 2021 Global Summit.
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Facing the Past, Building a Shared Future
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Scholar Karlos K. Hill discusses the 1921 Tulsa race massacre and the lessons this history offers. This is a recording of session three of the 2021 Global Summit.
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The Problems and Potentials of Poetry as Witness
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Poet Pádraig Ó Tuama leads a discussion about the role of poetry in offering public language. This is a recording of session four of the 2021 Global Summit.
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Teaching the History of Disability and Building Inclusive Learning Communities
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An educator panel about teaching the history of disability and creating the processes and practices essential to building inclusive communities.
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Blending In and Standing Out
Students use an excerpt from Sarfraz Manzoor memoir to reflect on identity, belonging, and wanting to feel invisible.
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Jewish Identity and the Complexities of Multiple Belongings
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Learn practical tools and strategies to encourage students to explore their Jewish identities and consider how they coexist with their identities as Americans.
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