The Americans: Reconstruction to the 21st Century
Joshua Benton on Twitter: "There are two approved Louisiana history textbooks for the state's 8th graders. This is how one of them introduces the Civil War: as tough times for a poor young white woman whose family owned 120 slaves. https://t.co/oR617iSkFO
Thread of discussion regarding the way a Louisiana textbook describes slavery, the Civil War and Reconstruction. Worthwhile for teachers, but yet may also be a source of a lesson. screenshots from the text and snippets from the comments could be considered by students. The whole books can be found here http://www.eguastella.com/louisiana-our-history-our-home.html There is a media literacy lesson here as well. This is a book written by a Louisiana State University professor, it was approved by the state of Louisiana and purchased by many districts across the state. Yet it tells a twisted tale of the past.