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  • Teaching Emancipation and Reconstruction, 1861-1876

    Series Book 5 - Teaching Critical Themes in American History
    Historians argue that the years following the Emancipation Proclamation and those immediately after the Civil War were formative years in the trajectory of the United States as a country. So, why then, does this era of history not get the proper attention it deserves in survey classes across the nation? Why does the Civil War overshadow Reconstruction? The contributors of this volume would ... Read more

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  • Teaching the New Deal, 1932-1941

    Series Book 8 - Teaching Critical Themes in American History
    This volume provides pre-service teachers, in-service teachers, social studies methods teachers, and college level social studies content faculty a variety of resources for teaching and learning about the New Deal Era. Written with teachers in mind, each chapter introduces content that both addresses and disrupts master narratives concerning the historical significance of the New Deal era, while ... Read more

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    Why Climate Justice and Constructive Politics Are Needed in the Wake of Slavery and Colonialism

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