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Category Archives: Education
Life in the Segregated South–Introduction to a A Panel Discussion,1991 (History Lesson Plans, 7)
[NOTE: This is the third in a series of posts tracing the long road by which I finally arrived at one of my favorite courses, “The History of the Modern Civil Rights Movement.” Previously, we have looked at an elective … Continue reading
Posted in Age of Jim Crow, American History, Civil Rights Movement, Dr. Martin Luther King, Education, Georgia History, Historical Reflection, History, History Curriculum, Martin Luther King, Popular Culture, Prep School, prep school teaching with a PhD, Southern (Georgia) History, Southern History, Teaching, Uncategorized, WP Long Read
Tagged "Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka (1954), "Civil Rights Cases (1883), "Second Reconstruction, C.Vann Woodward, Ku Klux Klan, Myth and Reality in Recent Southern History, Plessy v. Ferguson (1896), Southern "Redemmers, The Age of Jim Crow, Williams v. Mississippi (1898)
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Civil Rights–and Wrongs: Reflections on The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and His Legacy
[NOTE: In the middle of last month, I began a series of posts tracing how, near the end of my teaching career, I came eagerly to embrace the opportunity to teach a one-semester elective course on the History of the … Continue reading
Posted in "The Race Beat", Books, Civil Rights Movement, Current Events, Dr. Martin Luther King, Education, Gene Roberts and Hank Klibanoff, Georgia History, Historical Reflection, History, History Curriculum, History graduate school, Popular Culture, Prep School, prep school teaching with a PhD, Research, Retirement, Southern (Georgia) History, Southern History, Taylor Branch, Teaching, Uncategorized, WP Long Read
Tagged "Jim Crow South, Gene Roberts and Hank Klibanoff, Jr., MLK Holiday, Modern American Civil Rights Movement, Taylor Branch, The Great Migration, The Rev. Martin Luther King
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From those wonderful folks at WordPress.com, a look back at 2014.
The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2014 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: A San Francisco cable car holds 60 people. This blog was viewed about 3,500 times in 2014. If it were a cable car, it … Continue reading
Posted in "The Race Beat", Age of Jim Crow, American History, Civil Rights Movement, Current Events, Dr. Martin Luther King, Education, Episcopal Church, Gene Roberts and Hank Klibanoff, Historical Reflection, History, Martin Luther King, Popular Culture, Prep School, prep school teaching with a PhD, Research, Retirement, Southern (Georgia) History, Southern History, Taylor Branch, Teaching, The Blues, Uncategorized, WP Long Read
Tagged "Retired But Not Shy" stats, 2014
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Secondary School Students and The Changing Face of the South (History Lesson Plans, 5)
[NOTE: One of the most popular posts at this blog is “Teaching History Backwards,” probably more for the provocative title than for the course it describes, The History of the Modern American Civil Rights Movement. And yet, I believe that … Continue reading
Posted in "Education Courses", American History, Books, Civil Rights Movement, Education, Historical Reflection, History, History Curriculum, Popular Culture, Prep School, prep school teaching with a PhD, Research, Retirement, Southern History, Teaching, Uncategorized
Tagged American History and Culture, American Popular Culture, Education courses, History Curriculum, History Lesson Plans, Image of the South, Southern History
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Testifyin’ at the PDC (Be True to Your School, 2)
[NOTE: Whether a teacher wishes it or not, the longer one remains at a school, the more he or she is viewed as a representative of the institution. Obviously, faculty members are expected to support the school and its mission, … Continue reading
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