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We know teaching today's events—which are not a “moment,” but the product of a long history—presents a familiar, yet unusually urgent, challenge: how can students use historical knowledge and thinking to understand the present? Here are some resources that might help. #sschat
“On the Peaceful Transfer of Power: Lessons from 1800” by Sara Georgini ( @sarageorgini) #AHAPerspectives https://www.historians.org/publications-and-directories/perspectives-on-history/september-2020/on-the-peaceful-transfer-of-power-lessons-from-1800
“’If Anybody Says Election to Me, I Want to Fight’: The Messy Election of 1876” by Jon Grinspan #AHAPerspectives https://www.historians.org/publications-and-directories/perspectives-on-history/october-2020/if-anybody-says-election-to-me-i-want-to-fight-the-messy-election-of-1876
White House Historical Association ( @WhiteHouseHstry): Protest at the People's House offers a collection of research articles and photographs and organizes events into themes. https://www.historians.org/publications-and-directories/remote-teaching-resources/the-white-house-historical-association-protest-at-the-peoples-house
“Historians Reflect on the 2020 Election,” a webinar featuring Marsha E. Barrett ( @MarshaEBarrett), Jelani Cobb ( @jelani9), John A. Lawrence ( @JohnALawrenceDC), Heather Cox Richardson ( @HC_Richardson), and James Grossman ( @JimGrossmanAHA) #VirtualAHA
“The Senators Who Were Expelled After Refusing to Accept Lincoln’s Election” by Gillian Brockell ( @gbrockell) https://www.washingtonpost.com/history/2021/01/05/senators-expelled-lincoln-election-trump/
“Violence in Political History: The Challenges of Teaching About the Politics of Power and Resistance” by Kellie Carter Jackson ( @kcarterjackson) https://www.historians.org/publications-and-directories/perspectives-on-history/may-2011/violence-in-political-history
“So Far Away from 1965: Voting Rights in the United States” by Julian Zelizer ( @julianzelizer) #AHAPerspectives https://www.historians.org/publications-and-directories/perspectives-on-history/september-2020/so-far-away-from-1965-voting-rights-in-the-united-states
#CharlestonSyllabus ( @Dr_ChadWilliams @KidadaEWilliams @KeishaBlain @InfAgit @foureyedsoul @skeskali) includes a list of readings to support conversations in the classroom about the history of race relations and racial violence in the US.
https://www.historians.org/publications-and-directories/remote-teaching-resources/charlestonsyllabus
https://www.historians.org/publications-and-directories/remote-teaching-resources/charlestonsyllabus
A Bibliography of Historians’ Responses to COVID-19—Race & Health: This section addresses current and historical public health crises within the context of xenophobia, racism, and racial inequity. Use the linked Zotero Library to find more specific topics. https://www.historians.org/news-and-advocacy/everything-has-a-history/a-bibliography-of-historians-responses-to-covid-19/race-and-health
“What Do We Mean by Populism? The ‘Second’ Klan as a Case Study” by Linda Gordon ( @lgordon) #AHAPerspectives https://www.historians.org/publications-and-directories/perspectives-on-history/september-2017/what-do-we-mean-by-populism-the-second-klan-as-a-case-study
AHA Statement on the History of Racist Violence in the United States https://www.historians.org/news-and-advocacy/aha-advocacy/aha-statement-on-the-history-of-racist-violence-in-the-united-states-(june-2020)
"Teaching the History of Racist Violence in the High School Classroom,” a webinar featuring Reginald K. Ellis ( @regellis1), Tina L. Heafner ( @NCSSNetwork), and Jacqueline Jones #VirtualAHA
“Erasing History or Making History? Race, Racism, and the American Memorial Landscape,” a webinar featuring David W. Blight ( @davidwblight1), Annette Gordon-Reed ( @agordonreed), and James Grossman ( @JimGrossmanAHA) #VirtualAHA
“A Remarkable Election” by Jacqueline Jones #AHAPerspectives https://www.historians.org/publications-and-directories/perspectives-on-history/april-2009/a-remarkable-election
Historians on the Confederate Monument Debate: This bibliography includes statements, op-eds, interviews, and other media conversations about the importance of historical thinking and knowledge within debates over Confederate monuments. https://www.historians.org/news-and-advocacy/everything-has-a-history/historians-on-the-confederate-monument-debate
New American History ( @NewAmericanHist) explores America's past. Projects include American Panorama ( @americanpano), an interactive digital atlas, and Bunk History ( @bunkhistory), a shared home for online writing and thinking about the American past. https://www.historians.org/publications-and-directories/remote-teaching-resources/new-american-history
The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History ( @Gilder_Lehrman) offers a vast array of primary and secondary sources as well as an extensive catalog of teaching resources, including videos, curricula, lesson plans, and activities. https://www.historians.org/publications-and-directories/remote-teaching-resources/gilder-lehrman-institute-of-american-history-history-resources
Retro Report (RetroReport) offers lesson plans that include questions for discussion, essay prompts, and a 5-15 minute video. https://www.historians.org/publications-and-directories/remote-teaching-resources/retro-report-in-the-classroom
U.S. History Scene ( @USHistoryScene) is a multimedia history education website dedicated to providing students and teachers with easy access to digital resources, live digital curriculum, and cutting-edge history scholarship. https://www.historians.org/publications-and-directories/remote-teaching-resources/us-history-scene
Mapping American Social Movements produces and displays free interactive maps showing the historical geography of dozens of social movements that have influenced American life and politics since the late 19th century. https://www.historians.org/publications-and-directories/remote-teaching-resources/mapping-american-social-movements
“The Violence at the Heart of Our Politics” by Joanne B. Freeman ( @jbf1755) https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/07/opinion/sunday/violence-politics-congress.html
“Yes, Political Rhetoric Can Incite Violence” by Nathan Kalmoe ( @NathanKalmoe) https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2018/10/30/yes-political-rhetoric-can-incite-violence-222019
“Pulling Our Politics Back from the Brink” by Evan Osnos ( @eosnos) https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2020/11/16/pulling-our-politics-back-from-the-brink
“’Far Worse Than Nixon’” by Colleen Flaherty ( @ColleenFlahert1) https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2021/01/07/historians-and-political-scientists-react-wednesdays-siege-capitol
“The Assault on the Capitol in Historical Perspective: Resources for Educators” is now available as a web page with additional resources. We hope these resources help history teachers and students better understand the present. #twitterstorians #sschat https://www.historians.org/jan6resources
