Monthly Archives: August 2018

Midterm Elections, 1866, 2018: Deja Vu (Sort of)

Posted on August 15, 2018 by georgelamplugh

[NOTE: Followers of this blog know that I usually eschew contemporary politics here, but there have been a few exceptions (for example, here and here).  And, here’s another one. First, some background.  When I was in History graduate school (1968-1973), the … Continue reading →

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The New South: Myth and Reality (Teaching Civil Rights, 9)

Posted on August 1, 2018 by georgelamplugh

[NOTE:  This is the first of several posts that will reveal my approach to “teaching Civil Rights” to a class of high school juniors and seniors.  I did not do a lot of lecturing in this course, but what I … Continue reading →

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