Signatures
This is the list of people who have signed the pledge or petition to date.
Jackie Spurlock | Portland, OR
Jessica Papalia | Oakland, CA
William Brandon | Charlotte, NC
Bernard Ashe | Delmar, NY
This period of American history is forms the subtext of today’s racial conflicts. An understanding of this period of our past is a prelude to the present.
Alan Flagg | Los Angeles, CA
Liz Murray | Montmorency, AU
It is critical that history doesn't skip over Reconstruction as without this understanding it is assumed that the Civil War was won by the north and the "slaves were all freed". It is a messy topic because people want the "good" feeling of the Civil War "victory" as they do with the Civil Rights movements in the 60s without the racialized ramifications of these moments in history.
Dana Orr | Milwaukee, WI
We must include all of our history, no matter how difficult or dark. We must tell the truth. A house divided can not stand.
Mary Hellman | Los Gatos, CA
Erin L Smith | Hopkins, MN
Carolyn Yale | Oakland, CA
When I was in school, half a century ago, the only instruction about the Civil War was battles that ended with the surrender of the South, triumph of the North: Virtually nothing about the aftermath -- the legal, economic and social changes post Civil. I think this era, and subsequent reactions/conflicts that bled into the 20th century.
Nadine Argott-Northam | Lawrenceville, GA
Reconstruction was much more than a blip in American history. It's extensive historical proof of the consequences of slavery on African Americans, and was the foundation of modern African American civilizations. It set infinite precedents for how our country interacts with the subject of race came to be.
Laura Bray | Raleigh, NC
Jessica Larson | Edgemere, MD
Our students need actual history, as is. We no longer need to cherry pick our curriculum, we are smart enough and our future leaders are smart enough to learn U.S. history as it actually happened. Hopefully they will be wiser than we are today, provided more information.
Ryan Wozniak | Elmont, NY
I am a NYCDOE High School Social Studies teacher and strongly believe our students need to have their curriculum decolonized. Not a teacher like me using resources like ZEP and so many other resources to be culturally responsive but that it is a mandate that classes teach students about their history and their struggle and their strength and beauty not just a white centered, eurocentric curriculum. 1619. Assata. Free Mumia. Abolition Now!
Paul Barker | Junction City, OR
Laura Attridge | Columbia, MD
It is virtually impossible to understand what is happening today with racial issues without understanding the Reconstruction period.
Kimberly Harriel | Pittsburgh, PA
It is correct that the history story is predominantly white European based story that only slightly mentions all others in history
Thomas Keene | Ruskin, FL
Laura Fuchs | Washington, DC
Megan Lange | Los Angeles, CA
Alice Finen | Blue Lake, CA
Kristell Caballero Saucedo | Ridgewood, NY
To learn the real history of the US and the impact that it has had on the communities that have been systematically dehumanized and oppressed for centuries.
Stephen Gottlieb | Albany, NY
As one who has taught and written about the 13th, 14th and 15th Amendments, the Reconstruction Amendments, I could not agree more. I'm so glad this petition is being circulated.
Robyn McCloud-Springer | Park Ridge, IL
Lisa M. Sparaco | San Diego, CA
I work in teacher preparation at a public university and we must teach a complete history of this country to better prepare future citizens as active participants in our multicultural democracy!
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