Signatures
This is the list of people who have signed the pledge or petition to date.
Thomas Kinsey | West Palm Beach, FL
Rhea Anderson | Wheat Ridge, CO
Alan Hatchett | Wilmette, IL
Dr. Claire Yates | Groveland, FL
It is crucial to teach Reconstruction in U.S. History courses. Since this is frequently the break between U.S. History I and U.S. History II semesters/courses it frequently is lost or missing in the curriculum even when standards state it should be covered. Pacing concerns cannot crowd out the importance of developing a deep understanding of Reconstruction.
Nancy Murray | Cambridge, MA
It is vitally important that young people understand the promise of the Reconstruction era - a time of new beginnings when it at last seemed possible to purge the Constitution of the taint of slavery and make America something other than a white man's country - and the forces that led to the retreat from justice and equality which we are still contending with today.
Marylyle McCue | Philadelphia, PA
Jacob Hackett | Atlanta, GA
The progressive policies and subsequent use of terror to stymie said policies and multicultural coalitions during Reconstruction are perfect examples for young people to understand how we've arrived to our current standing.
Elsa Auerbach | Jamaica Plain, MA
Eliza Lewis | Newton Center, MA
Joshua Rubin | Silver Spring, MD
Reconstruction was the failed promise of a better future, which, if successful, would have taken the United States down a very different path. Understanding what went wrong helps us understand the problems we still face today.
Jill Charney | Newton Lower Falls, MA
James Jones | Lexington, KY
Carly Champagne | Portland, OR
It's American history critical to understanding this country, left out thanks to structural racism.
Jeremy Kunz | Tacoma, WA
To reveal the horrors of American slavery and current racism.
Richard Woodruff | Denver, CO
Joanne Yusuf | Seattle, WA
Marybel Gomez | Las Vegas, NV
Deeper Understanding can bring positive change in our American society.
Amy Norman | San Francisco , CA
Learning and knowing history is critical to building a healthy society. Our society is not and has not been healthy as a collective. Teaching about our past, the good, and the wrongs done will propel us forward into a strong, communicative, independent society that can function on a global scale. Without teaching the truth from and in our history, we deny the ability of new generations to live in, design, and grow as we could have but chose not to. We deny our children the truth, and all children, especially teenagers, know hypocrisy when they see it, and they have been steeped in it for generations. Teaching in more depth the Reconstruction era, can and will show our children that we honor them by making amends through better teaching choices.
Ernest Pacheco | Lakewood, CA
Rhina Williams | Clarkston, GA
Avrora Moussorlieva | Saint Paul, MN
Lynn Tiede | New York, NY
Nancy Evans | Ames, IA
Carol Smith | Deptford, NJ
Kate Elbert | Lake Villa, IL
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