Category: martin luther king, jr

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Martin Luther King, Jr. and the Illusion of History

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The illusion of history does not serve to move us towards progress; rather, the myths that the illusions construct hinder any forward movement and in many ways serve to repel and repeal any progress towards equity and equality. The James Baldwin documentary I Heard It Through the Grapevine (1982) makes this abundantly clear. Dick Fontaine and Pat Hartley follow Baldwin as he returns to … Read More Martin Luther King, Jr. and the Illusion of History

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+ american history, christianity, history, jimmy carter, martin luther king, jr, politics, religion, ronald reagan

Genteel Racism” in “America’s Providential History”

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Mark Beliles and Stephen McDowell’s America’s Providential History, which I started writing about in my pervious post, has been used in Christian schools and in the home-schooling movement since its initial publication in 1989. In American Fascists, Chris Hedges points out that the authors of this textbook define “‘liberty’ as fealty to ‘the Spirit of the Lord.’” Working towards “liberty” means freeing oneself from … Read More Genteel Racism” in “America’s Providential History”

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+ american history, education, history, lillian e smith, martin luther king, jr, pauli murray, Pedagogy, professional development

“The Civil Rights Movement and the Nine-Word Problem” Professional Development Opportunity

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As she prepared to close Laurel Fall Camp for Girls, a camp she ran from 1925–1948, Lillian Smith wrote, “I hope that the idea of Laurel Falls will not die. I want to believe that we have started a chain reaction of dreams that will go on touching child after child in our South.” The Lillian E. Smith Center’s programs, specifically its annual P-12 … Read More “The Civil Rights Movement and the Nine-Word Problem” Professional Development Opportunity

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+ christian fascism, christian nationalism, frederick douglass, james baldwin, lillian e smith, martin luther king, jr, religion

Lillian E. Smith and Christian Nationalism Syllabus

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Each year I teach a Lillian E. Smith Studies Course, and each course, while using Smith as the center or the class, is extremely different. Since the course has a small enrollment, I let the students dictate what we will focus on in the course. One semester, the students wanted to look at mass incarceration and the legal system, so we read Michelle Alexander, … Read More Lillian E. Smith and Christian Nationalism Syllabus

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+ addie mae collins, andrew aydin, birmingham, carole robertson, civil rights, cynthia wesley, denise mcnair, john lewis, march, martin luther king, jr, nate powell, shreveport, shreveport times

The Local and the National

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As I reread the March trilogy, I kept thinking about, as I’ve written about recently, the things that March doesn’t cover in regard to the Civil Rights Movement. Like I’ve mentioned before, this is understandable, especially since the trilogy centers on John Lewis and his work. Today, though, I want to talk about ways that educators can use March as a starting point to … Read More The Local and the National

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