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The Confederate and Neo-Confederate Reader: The “Great Truth” about the “Lost Cause”
Book – Non-fiction. Edited by James W. Loewen and Edward H. Sebesta. 484 pages. 2010.
Primary documents on the causes of the Civil War.
Lies Across America: What Our Historic Sites Get Wrong
Book – Non-fiction. By James Loewen. 2007. 464 pages.
The mis-education provided by monuments and historic markers across the United States.
Lies My Teacher Told Me: Everything Your American History Textbook Got Wrong
Book – Non-fiction. By James W. Loewen. 2007. 464 pages.
Provides a detailed survey of twelve leading high school history textbooks.
Civil Rights Movements, Democracy & Citizenship, Racism & Racial Identity, Slavery, US Foreign Policy
Sundown Towns: A Hidden Dimension of American Racism
Book – Non-fiction. By James Loewen. 2005. 562 pages.
Documents the history of towns across the United States that exclude African Americans (and other racial/ethnic groups) after sundown.
Teaching What Really Happened: How To Avoid the Tyranny of Textbooks and Get Students Excited About Doing History
Teaching Guide. By James W. Loewen. 2010. 264 pages.
A wealth of ideas on how to rethink the teaching of U.S. history.
Lies My Teacher Told Me About Christopher Columbus
Poster. By James W. Loewen. 2006. Booklet, 48 pp. Poster, 32.5″ x 21″
Graphic corrective to the Columbus story told in many American classrooms.
