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Building Community through Oral History
By: Abbey PleinI attended the Teachers in the Movement Institute at the University of Virginia in Summer 2019 to learn more about ways to connect historical content to both the community and the lived experiences of students. I also hoped to learn about history with...
Reconstructing and Renaming Our Work
Retrieved from Library of Congress. BIOG FILE - Du Bois, W.E.B. (William Edward Burghardt), 1868-1963 [item][P&P]By: Mia BurtonPlace, space, and memory. Those are the words that stayed in my mind during my Teachers in the Movement Institute experience. As a...
Wade in the Water: The Psychological Impact of Jim Crow and H20 (Water)
Photo by Charles Moore. Retrieved from https://www.icp.org/browse/archive/objects/firefighters-aiming-high-pressure-water-hoses-at-civil-rights-demonstratorsBy: LaNika BarnesAs a child, many of my fondest memories are connected to water. I have cheeky pictures that my...
Untold Voices in History
Photograph shows a procession of African Americans carrying signs for equal rights, integrated schools, decent housing, and an end to bias. Retrieved from Library of Congress. LC-U9- 10364-37 [P&P]By: Hope AghaebrahimIn June 2019, I was honored to participate in a...
We Cannot Go Another Month Without Teachers Knowing Black History
In just the past several weeks, school systems across the United States have, at last, taken the steps to elevate critical lessons from African-American history for our nation’s students. On January 1, Illinois launched a requirement that K-12 schools and community colleges…
Maggie Walker’s Legacy and Education in Richmond, Virginia: A Student’s Reflection
In June 2016, I graduated from Maggie L. Walker Governor’s School for Government and International Studies, located in the Jackson Ward neighborhood. Author, Kelly Martin In the past couple decades, Maggie Walker has made a name for itself as one of the best college...
The Events of August 11th and 12th: A Historian’s Brief Reflections on Charlottesville
Author, Derrick P. Alridge In the days leading up to August 11 and 12, 2017, when white nationalists and white supremacists converged on Charlottesville, Virginia for the Unite the Right Rally, I was interviewing former civil rights era teachers in my hometown of Rock...
Close Your Eyes and Cover Your Ears? Approaching Controversial Social Issues with Children
Author, Annie Weinberg I am far (very far) from being a parent, but I can imagine that parents frequently grapple with how much exposure their children should have to emotionally intensive stories and events. Recently in one of my classes, we discussed the topic of...
Stumbling Upon History
Although they are all around us, monuments and memorials to historically significant events and people are typically not at the forefront of my mind. However I find that when I travel, I often notice these structures in new places and compare them to what I know....