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In the nineteenth century, politicians cultivated their own party’s newspapers, both the owners and the editors, shared staff with them, released news to them early or exclusively to keep them loyal, rewarded them with state or federal appointments when they won. It was a dirty game by later standards, and no one played it better than Abraham Lincoln. Via Luke Walker 
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September 23, 2013 1:27 AM
Use this site to explore the various routes that Europeans followed when arriving in the "New World."
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In 2004, a one-term senator from Illinois took the stage to deliver the keynote speech at the Democratic National Convention in Boston. By the time Barack Ob... Via Luke Walker
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May 21, 2013 9:52 AM
Some really great insight into the design, purpose and impact made by senator Barack Obama in 2004.
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In 1901, President Theodore Roosevelt invited Booker T. Washington to dine with his family at the White House. News of the dinner became the subject of inflammatory articles and cartoons and shifted the national conversation around race at the time. Via Luke Walker
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The remarkable pictures show scenes from France today with atmospheric photographs taken in the same place during the war superimposed on top. Via Luke Walker
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The EconomistTextbooks round the worldThe EconomistThe “New History Textbook”, for example, written by a group of conservative scholars, is the result of a backlash in Japan against the “masochistic” way history was taught in the decades after the...
Nice article on perspective in textbook writing. I just recently had my students read my students count up the pages in their American history book to get a sense of who is represented by racial category, surprise surprise the white male category won by an overwhelming majority. I think it's also important to note the tone in which things are written, historical figures always have great accomplishments, but never humanizing failures. As one of my students pointed out, it leaves us with an idea that America is always progressing that it never has a bad day. Via Luke Walker
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October 14, 2012 11:42 AM
Peter Yang 10B Textbooks are written to give us the truth of history, but after reading this article it showed me that we are really reading from a person on a desk and erasing the bad parts in the past and showing us the good and how peaceful their countries are. There is a quote in this article it said who controls the present controls the past. I agree with this quote because the educational department of every country is hiding facts of what they did bad and changing history from what is happening. We can relate this to our class homework on the page counting because in our textbook you can flip through it and find out it is talking how Americans? White men are not evil and saying how fabulous they are and talk about other skin colors as nothing important and they usually just touch on their topic lightly and you can see as well in the article that government are teaching children by textbooks which are telling what the government want us to hear about the good things each country gives. So I made an equation, true history + government = governmental viewed texts. So When reading a text book we need to be alert that some times the texts in the textbook are not telling the whole view and look for many views on one subject Will show us the truth behind history.
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October 14, 2012 12:56 PM
Not long ago, the Wadiyan Dictator that went by the name Aladeen significantly impacted his great nation. He outrageously decided to strike out some basic, fundamental words and phrases such as “Yes” or “No”, “Positive” or “Negative” and replaced them all with the word “Aladeen” in honor of himself. This scandalous amendment was forcefully included into the academic curriculum of young Wadiyans. Thus, causing mass confusion and chaos. Similarly, modern textbook writers, media hotshots, etc., compose biased and twisted versions of history, information, and messages they publish. Just like how the Dictator of Wadiya exploited the fear of the Wadiyan citizens through his extreme rule to commit such outrageous acts, these textbook writers exploit the fact that the majority of the less fortunate are not able to get their hands of any reading material besides the textbook by brainwashing them with propaganda, glorifying themselves, or simply writing anything for the highest bidder. Recalling the recent page counting activity, it is evident that our American History textbook is mostly written from the perspective and in the interest of white men. Also, from the genuine, “straight-through-the-heart”, primary sources (provided in by Mr. Walker) that are no where to be found in the textbook (by that I mean the ones talking about the unappealing side of American History), we can deduce that the textbook writers possess hidden incentives. Or that they simply “forgot” or “missed” such important sources ;).
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By 1750, Rhode Island had become a major trade center. Much of the colony's commercial success was due to its ability to add value to imported raw materials and turn the new products into exports. For example, cacao, sugarcane, and molasses from the Caribbean region were made into chocolate, sugar, and rum. Much wealth was also gained from exporting slaves imported from Africa.
National Geographic has placed many colonial maps online that highlight the local economic geographies that where driving expansion and the colonial enterprises. Many of these maps are gathered on National Geographic's pinterest page.
This is very relevant to the DeWolf family from Bristol, Rhode Island. The history of this family and city of Bristol is a major focus of the documentary Traces of the Trade. Check out the maps and ideas behind the regional history! Via Seth Dixon, Luke Walker
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A wonderful topic about historical monuments and their inaccuracy in America. It features commentary from great historians such as James W. Loewen, author of Lies Across America and Howard Zinn, author of A People's History of the United States. Via Luke Walker
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Triumph of the Will (German: Triumph des Willens) is a propaganda film made by Leni Riefenstahl. It chronicles the 1934 Nazi Party Congress in Nuremberg, whi... Via Luke Walker, Mike Busarello's Digital Storybooks
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May 2, 2013 8:52 PM
This the infamous propaganda video created by Leni Riegenstahl at the behest of Adolf Hitler. It's goal was to inspire the thought that the Nazi party was legitimate and the right cause to follow for Germans living in the 1930s.
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September 23, 2013 1:29 AM
Here's some supplemental reading on the subject of the French "explorers" and their exploits in establishing a colony and fur trade.
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March 28, 2013 7:03 AM
The Wilson administration had to "sell" the war to America. Think back to the debate that existed between those motivated by heritage/sympathy & economic reasons against pacifists, socialists, and immigrants. 2) What positive messages do they describe? 3) What negative messages do they describe? 4) Do they appeal to women and men in the same ways? 5) Are there any common themes throughout?
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March 10, 2013 5:39 AM
One of the most comprehensive resources for information on the Jim Crow era.
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September 30, 2014 2:20 AM
An interesting website with some primary source materials. It is a little US/Eurocentric.
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The Muslim faith is inextricably woven into the fabric of American history. Via Luke Walker
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I've used this website's resource bank for the past 4 years. It has an excellent perspective that really can supplement where your average American history textbook falls short. The primary sources here can give a great account of the history of Africans in America and side step the white male bias. Via Luke Walker
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