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Mykella Palmer 1/12/22 Mykella Palmer 1/12/22

What’s the History of Reconstruction? In Many States, Students Don’t Get the Whole Picture

In recent political debates over how to teach U.S. history, the subject of slavery has loomed large. Long-documented omissions and misrepresentations in lessons have left students with incomplete understandings of the period.

Kira Shea 1/12/22 Kira Shea 1/12/22

A New Report Finds That 45 States Are 'Failing' to Teach Students About the Period That Shaped Race Relations After the Civil War

In the aftermath of the insurrection a year ago at the U.S. Capitol, many leading historians drew parallels between the violence and the Reconstruction era, the period of political revolution directly following the American Civil War.