Tag: Diversity and Representation

  • What If Longstreet Had Been Delayed — and the Battle of Liberty Place Became a Massacre?

    In September 1874, the White League’s coup in New Orleans threatened Reconstruction, highlighting Rodolphe Desdunes’ pivotal role in civil rights, especially in the historic Plessy v. Ferguson case.

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    What Kind of Nation Are We at 250?

    On America’s 250th birthday, we still hold these truths to be self-evident. Launching a year-long US History series for educators at BFWClassroom.com. Government of the people, by the people, for the people shall not perish. #America250 #eduhistory

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    Teaching Toward Truth: A Reflection on the 2026 TOLI Summer Institute

    TOLI seminar at Berea College transformed the author’s approach to teaching human rights, shifting from isolated lessons to a comprehensive framework, emphasizing collective responsibility and community engagement in understanding history and its impact on students. #TOLI #USHMM #BereaCollege #UKY

  • More Than a Memory: Why Jewish American Heritage Month Belongs in Every Classroom

    Jewish American Heritage Month has been federally recognized since 2006, yet it remains absent from many school calendars. This post traces the Jewish American story from the Alhambra Decree of 1492 through the colonial Atlantic world, the American Revolution, the labor movement, and the civil rights era — making the case that May belongs in…

  • The Museum Is Already in Your Classroom: Free Art Resources Every Teacher Should Know

    One of the quiet pleasures of teaching is the moment a student looks at a painting and starts asking questions you didn’t assign. That moment doesn’t happen by accident; it happens because the art is there, on the wall or the screen, doing what great art has always done: demanding a response. The good news…

  • War, More War, and War Without End

    This month marks the 4 year anniversary of the Russia invasion of Ukraine in 2022 and the 16 year anniversary of the Russian annexation of Crimea and the Donbas Region. It made me think of when I read John Hersey’s book Hiroshima in 2009 as part of my Masters graduate studies and I wanted to…