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\n\t\tResources for Educators\n\t<\/h3>\n\t

Published on January 7, 2021<\/em><\/p>\n

We know teaching the events of January 6, 2021-which are not a “moment,” but the product of a long history-presents a familiar, yet unusually urgent, challenge: how can students use historical knowledge and thinking to understand current crises? Here are some resources that might help.<\/p>\n

Please note that this is not intended to be an exhaustive list. View the original Twitter thread<\/a><\/strong> listing these resources.<\/p>\n

The AHA issued a statement<\/a><\/strong> condemning “the actions of those who, on January 6, stormed the United States Capitol, the seat of the nation’s legislature, the heart of its democratic form of governance.” The AHA deplores the “inflammatory rhetoric of all the political leaders who have refused to accept the legitimacy of the results of the 2020 election and thereby incited the mob.”<\/p>\n

\n\t\tContextualizing Violence\n\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAccess More Resources\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n
\n\t\t“Violence in Political History: The Challenges of Teaching About the Politics of Power and Resistance”\n\t<\/h5>\n\t

by Kellie Carter Jackson (Perspectives on History<\/em>, 2011)<\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRead Now\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n

\n\t\t“‘Far Worse Than Nixon'”\n\t<\/h5>\n\t

by Colleen Flaherty (Inside Higher Ed<\/em>, 2020)<\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRead Now\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n

\n\t\t“The Violence at the Heart of Our Politics”\n\t<\/h5>\n\t

by Joanne B. Freeman (The New York Times<\/em>, 2017)<\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRead Now\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n

\n\t\t“Yes, Political Rhetoric Can Incite Violence”\n\t<\/h5>\n\t

by Nathan Kalmoe (Politico<\/em>, 2018)<\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRead Now\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n

\n\t\tElections\n\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAccess More Resources\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n
\n\t\t“On the Peaceful Transfer of Power: Lessons from 1800”\n\t<\/h5>\n\t

by Sara Georgini (Perspectives on History<\/em>, 2020)<\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRead Now\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n

\n\t\t“‘If Anybody Says Election to Me, I Want to Fight’: The Messy Election of 1876”\n\t<\/h5>\n\t

by Jon Grinspan (Perspectives on History<\/em>, 2020)<\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRead Now\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n

\n\t\tGeneral US History\n\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAccess More Resources\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n
\n\t\tNew American History\n\t<\/h5>\n\t

explores America’s past.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLearn More\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n

\n\t\tThe Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History\n\t<\/h5>\n\t

offers a vast array of primary and secondary sources as well as an extensive catalog of teaching resources, including videos, curricula, lesson plans, and activities.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLearn More\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n

\n\t\tInternational Context and Comparisons\n\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAccess More Resources\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n
\n\t\tAsia For Educators\n\t<\/h5>\n\t

includes resources on Tiananmen Square.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLearn More\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n

\n\t\tMaking the History of 1989: The Fall of Communism in Eastern Europe\n\t<\/h5>\n\t

examines intersecting developments that led to the collapse of Communist regimes in 1989.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLearn More\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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