Beyond the Textbook
Question textbook narratives with deeper historical analysis.
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Girls’ Labor and Leisure in the Progressive Era
The historical impact young girls had on the Progressive Era is often overlooked. Discover the truth here.
Causes of the American Revolution
What were the causes of the American Revolution? They were more complicated than you might think!
The Early Conservation Movement
The “go-green” movement is rampant in modern America. However, support for conservation in the early 20th century was not quite as universal.
The Atomic Bomb: Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Controversial issues are often simplified in textbooks. Discover the facts surrounding the World War II bombing of Japan.
John Brown's Raid
Did Northerners all respond the same way to Brown’s infamous raid? Southerners?
Labor and Trade in Colonial America
Was colonial trade really triangular? What kinds of work did colonists do, and what kinds of work do textbooks leave out?
20th-century Jewish Immigration
Jewish Immigration to the United States
Jim Crow Segregation: The Difficult and Anti-Democratic Work of White Supremacy
Segregation contradicts what most students have learned about American freedom and democracy. Textbooks locate segregation’s origins in southern …
Panic of 1873
Beginning in Europe, the Panic of 1873 quickly spread to the United States producing 65 months of depressed economic conditions.
Modern Civil Rights Movement
The modern Civil Rights Movement is often marked as beginning with the 1954 U.S. Supreme Court decision banning school segregation or the day in 1955 when Rosa …
The Tet Offensive
American historians have depicted the Tet Offensive as the turning point for U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War. An overwhelming number of facts make an …
Denmark Vesey
Tried and executed in 1822, along with many other slaves, for a plotted rebellion, how much do we actually know about Denmark Vesey and his uprising?
Women's Reform Movement
The Seneca Falls Declaration of Sentiments in 1848 reflected the voices of all supporters of women’s rights—didn’t it?
Rise of the Automobile
Americans today take cars for granted. How did they change American life?
Coal and the Industrial Revolution
How can the story of coal help students understand the nature of today’s fossil-fueled world?
Huey Long
How exactly did U.S. Senator Huey Long intend to end poverty across the U.S.?
Causing the Civil War
Did King Cotton cause the Civil War? Or should you look further?
Slavery
What was it like to be a slave in 19th-century America? Accounts contrast.
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