Tag: Historical Memory

  • Fostering Racial Healing: Implementing a Social Reconstructionist History Curriculum

    https://doi.org/10.21061/FosteringRacialHealing Eric Moffa Introduction A social reconstructionist approach to history education emphasizes the transformative potential of teaching about past injustices to foster a more equitable future. This essay explores how such a curriculum can be employed to address racial trauma, drawing on the principles of democratic education and social justice.…

  • Unpacking Racial Trauma in Children’s Fiction: Mourning as Legacy in The Parker Inheritance

    https://doi.org/10.21061/UnpackingRacialTraumaInChildrensFiction Rachelle Kuehl Introduction Children’s literature has the power to address complex and sensitive topics, including racial trauma. Building upon the existential lenses through which the previous essay examined the enduring impacts of racism and discrimination, the attention now shifts to the realm of fiction, particularly middle-grade literature, to explore…

  • Teaching about Racial Violence in Virginia: Strategies for Addressing Difficult Histories in the Classroom 

    https://doi.org/10.21061/TeachingRacialViolenceVirginia Gianluca De Fazio, Mary Beth Cancienne, Ashley Taylor Jaffee, Elaine Kaye, Nicole Wilson, & Ryland Jones Introduction  Teaching the difficult history of lynching requires a sensitive and informed approach, particularly when dealing with local incidents that may still resonate within a community. This essay provides pedagogical strategies for integrating…

  • Remembrance of Racial Violence: Confronting Historical Trauma and Resilience in Wise County, Virginia

    https://doi.org/10.21061/RemembranceofRacialViolence Chloe Allen and Tom Costa Introduction Sometime in October 2022, thieves stole a memorial marker on a remote stretch of highway between Norton and Appalachia, VA. The sign, dedicated less than a month earlier, memorialized the 1920 lynching of David Hurst, a Black coal miner accused of breaking into…