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CURRICULUM: Let Freedom Swing - Conversations on Jazz and Democracy!

I'm a jazzhead - this is awesome interdisciplinary curriculum from Teachers College, Columbia University and Wynton Marsalis' crew at Linco…

Started by Ryan Goble

0 Mar 27, 2011

VIDEO/BOOK: Sarah Vowell on Hawaii and Manifest Destiny - The Daily Show

Of course many folks interested in exploring American Empire will look no further than Howard Zinn - see: FILM/ARTICLE/STUDY GUIDE: Howard…

Started by Ryan Goble

0 Mar 24, 2011

POSTERS: Hardcore History - Andrew Jackson, Teddy Roosevelt, and Genghis Khan

Caught these "spec" posters for the Smithsonian via MC POPPER Elizabeth Simpson's Facebook feed, who saw these on BuzzFeed.  It looks like…

Started by Ryan Goble

0 Mar 22, 2011

VIDEO: Colbert Lincoln + Slavery author Eric Foner

Eric Foner author of The Fiery Trial: Abraham Lincoln and American Slavery was on Colbert...great for teaching at 6-minutes.

Started by Ryan Goble

0 Mar 7, 2011

TV: Doc Profiles WWII Holocaust Journalist/Photographer

 I know many don't have access to SHOWTIME (the pay cable network) but tonight (March 3) "Ahead of Time" premieres. The documentary uses in…

Started by Frank W. Baker

0 Mar 3, 2011

ARTICLE: NYT/Upfront Guide to The Constitution

From the Scholastic/NYTimes Upfront Mag - nicely written for MS/HS readers..   Upfront's Guide to The Constitution  Even some of our leade…

Started by Ryan Goble

2 Mar 1, 2011
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QUESTION: Music & PSA Help?

Music help! I am hoping to have students select a song of their choosing and create a Civil Rights music video.  Idea stolen from Johnathan…

Started by Karie Chamberlain

8 Mar 1, 2011
Reply by Will Bennett

ARTICLE: The Politics of Fashion

Interesting article from my alumni magazine on the intersection of clothes, culture, and power - an interview with Pulitzer Prize-winning j…

Started by Ryan Goble

0 Mar 1, 2011

ARTICLE: 1848 Daguerreotypes Bring Middle America’s Past to Life

Very cool history/technology/photography story from the Aug 2010 Wired... 1848 Daguerreotypes Bring Middle America's Past to Life By Julie…

Started by Ryan Goble

0 Feb 28, 2011

TV Documentary Examines Civil Rights Photographer

Date/Time  Sunday Feburary 20 , 8-9pm ETTitle:  Black in America:  Pictures Don't LieBrief description: examines the legacy of civil right…

Started by Frank W. Baker

0 Feb 16, 2011

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