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In my conversation with @HC_Richardson @HarvardBooks on Wednesday, a viewer asked how we can spread historical literacy. We rattled off a list of ideas, so I thought it would be helpful to put them all in one place. A thread /1
We applauded the inclusion of civics curriculum in schools, including relatively new additions in states like Massachusetts, and organizations like @icivics that help with that effort. /1
Lots of historians are doing fantastic public-facing work. Some of the examples we included: @jbf1755's Thursday morning sessions on why history matters with @historyed /2
. @KevinMKruse's threads! Here is a link to his thread of threads: https://twitter.com/KevinMKruse/status/1146131616785489921?s=20 /3
. @kevinlevin is conducting a civil war memory class on twitter on Sunday nights: https://twitter.com/KevinLevin/status/1264707804637642758?s=20 /4
. @arothmanhistory live-tweeted his Slavery in North America class: https://twitter.com/arothmanhistory/status/1216773078560256001?s=20 /5
. @HC_Richardson's Letters from an American are amazing and put contemporary events in historical context: https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/ /6
We included a couple of organizations that offer teacher institutes to help hard-working teachers include awesome stories and sources in their classes, including @humanitiestexas, @MountVernon, @WhiteHouseHstry, @TJMonticello, and @fordstheatre, among others /7
Podcasts are an obvious way to share history information through a different medium. A few of my recent favorites: @BFWorldPodcast @HistoryExtra @myhist @MKeithHarris @GWBooks /8
Forgive me, but I would be remiss if I didn't also include a link to my monthly newsletter (Spot of Parchment), which offers history stories, links, episodes, etc.: https://www.subscribepage.com/spotofparchment /9
What are your favorites? Let's create a fantastic resource for readers, teachers, and history lovers! /fin
P.S. I forgot all of the venues for public writing! Examples include @myHNN @madebyhistory @werehist and this one, which is new to me, but looks great! https://twitter.com/AmericanStudier/status/1266357118493474816?s=20
