Thread by @ZinnEdProject

The #Jan6th armed insurrection seeking to overturn the presidential election was not subtle. Neither were the white supremacist vigilantes, paramilitaries, & elected officials who rolled back gains for multiracial democracy during Reconstruction. 1/7 🧵⬇️
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Connections between the history of Reconstruction’s roll-back & today — sustained attempts to undermine elections, voter suppression, growth of white supremacist organizations — are hard to miss if — IF — you’ve learned about the Reconstruction Era. 2/7 zinnedproject.org/campaigns/teac…

A report we are releasing next week, analyzing how Reconstruction shows up in state standards — in all 50 states plus D.C. — shows that most states do a dismal job of helping educators teach a robust history of the era. 3/7 zinnedproject.org/news/national-…

In some states, it’s worse than that, with the influence of the racist and discredited Dunning School still looming over Reconstruction’s framing in K - 12 standards. For exp., see five myths ⬇️ by James Loewen (RIP). Look for full report next Wed. 4/7

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Young people cannot appreciate the stakes of the #January6th riot at the Capitol without understanding how the epic — promising, inspiring, and successful — struggle for racial justice during Reconstruction was cut short. 5/7

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Yet, states & districts across the country are making it harder to #TeachTeach about structural racism — & therefore Reconstruction. 6/7 zinnedproject.org/news/gop-campa…

If we are to take seriously the threat to democracy posed by #Jan6thInsurrection — & we should — we also need to take seriously how our schools are teaching about Reconstruction — it’s promise & violent overthrow.
190+ U.S. history scholars ⬇️agree. 7/7
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