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Here’s last night’s segment about how U.S. history is taught, and not taught, in schools:
If you want to fill in some of the gaps in your own knowledge of history, here's where to find out about some of the events we mentioned, and some we didn't:
The 1619 Project, a special issue of the NYT Magazine brought to life by @nhannahjones, explores the far-reaching consequences of slavery and the contributions of Black Americans to everything from our democracy to our music: https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/08/14/magazine/1619-america-slavery.html
If you’re a teacher looking for lesson plans centered on slavery or guidance on how to approach the subject, check out the SPLC’s Teaching Hard History website: http://teachinghardhistory.com
For a deep dive into government policies around the country that led to segregated cities, check out "The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America" by Richard Rothstein: https://wwnorton.com/books/The-Color-of-Law/
This book by @DrIbram, who makes a brief appearance in our segment, looks at racism throughout American history through the stories of five intellectuals: https://www.ibramxkendi.com/stamped-from-the-beginning
To learn more about the Wilmington coup of 1898, this book by @davidzucchino has you covered: https://groveatlantic.com/book/wilmingtons-lie/
To fully disappear into an absorbing true story from the Jim Crow South, there's "Devil in the Grove" by @Gilbert_King: https://www.harpercollins.com/products/devil-in-the-grove-gilbert-king
For a deep history of the 20th-century Great Migration that transformed American cities, read @Isabelwilkerson's "The Warmth of Other Suns": https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/190696/the-warmth-of-other-suns-by-isabel-wilkerson/
For a lot of important historical dot-connecting by Ta-Nehisi Coates: https://ta-nehisicoates.com/books/we-were-eight-years-in-power/
For a look at the life of John Lewis, the new documentary "Good Trouble" by @dawnporterm is streaming now: https://www.johnlewisgoodtrouble.com/
And now — for reasons that we promise make sense in the context of the full episode — here is Steve Guttenberg with a list of things to Google.
