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Videos for the Classroom: Interview about “Slavery by Another Name”
A few nights ago, PBS showed a documentary that chilled me to the bone. Slavery by Another Name is a documentary based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning book Slavery by Another Name: The Re-Enslavement of Black Americans from the Civil War … Continue reading
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The “Corrupt Bargain” of the 1824 Presidential Election
There is no such thing as a one-party system. Whenever a political group manages to dominate all the others, there’s only one thing for the top dogs to do: fight among themselves. From Commie red to Fascist black, the song … Continue reading
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The FY’2013 Federal Budget Proposal–and its Implications for Social Studies
It seems the one truly bipartisan agenda in Washington today is duping the American public. The bailout, the modest job increases, the upswing in the NASDAQ and the Dow Jones, even the rebound in the mortgage bond market are all … Continue reading →
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