History as Prologue

Tag: civil rights

  • The N-word – Under new management

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    Mark Thomas
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    The N-word – Under new management I routinely hear the N-word used multiple times a day. Having spent the last year teaching in an urban Indianapolis area school district I estimate the racial epithet reaches my ear a dozen times every single day. However, I’ve not yet heard the term used as a pejorative. Something…

  • Social studies, civil rights and the bigger picture

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    Social studies, civil rights and the bigger picture There have been three presidential administrations, including the Obama Administration, since I last participated in a social studies methods class. Over the years, I’ve focused on units and lessons that support those broad themes of social studies without much deliberate thought given to those stemming concepts. Like all fundamentals…

  • Marking Time: Historical Milestones

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    Mark Thomas
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    Marking Time: Historical Milestones As is the case for many if not most new bloggers, the first year provides many posting opportunities not recognized until any timeliness is lost. That doesn’t take away from those well-timed posts that were made, but it does provide a nagging sense of unfinished business. Over my winter break from…

  • Media’s memory tested as Supreme Court revisits Voting Rights Act

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    “Don’t worry about it.” Those familiar with the early morning events of December 7, 1941, are familiar with this regrettable phrase. When Lieutenant Kermit Tyler dismissed an inexperienced radar operator’s vague report of unidentified aircraft approaching Hawaii on that morning, the response was not unreasonable. However, the failure to consider the overall possibilities of that…