{"product_id":"understanding-and-teaching-american-slavery-9780299306649","title":"Understanding and Teaching American Slavery","description":"\u003ch2\u003eEssential Teaching Resource for American Slavery Education\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\nPerhaps no topic in U.S. history is as emotionally fraught as the nation's centuries-long entanglement with slavery. How can teachers get students to understand the racist underpinnings of that institution-and to acknowledge its legacies in contemporary America? How can they overcome students' shame, anger, guilt, or denial? How can they incorporate into the classroom important primary sources that may contain obsolete and racist terms, images, and ideas? This book, designed for college and high school teachers, is a critical resource for understanding and teaching this challenging topic in all its complexity.\n\n\u003ch2\u003eComprehensive Pedagogical Framework\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\nOpening with Ira Berlin's reflections on ten elements that are essential to include in any course on this topic, \u003ci\u003eUnderstanding and Teaching American Slavery\u003c\/i\u003e offers practical advice for teaching specific content, utilizing sources, and getting students to think critically. Contributors address, among other topics, slavery and the nation's founders, the diverse experiences of the enslaved, slavery's role in the Civil War, and the relationship between slavery and the northern economy.\n\n\u003ch2\u003eDiverse Teaching Materials and Methodologies\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\nOther chapters offer ideas for teaching through slave narratives, runaway ads, spirituals, films, and material culture. Taken together, the essays in the volume help instructors tackle problems, discover opportunities, and guide students in grappling with the ugliest truths of America's past.\n\n\u003ch2\u003eExpert Contributors and Academic Authority\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\nBethany Jay is an associate professor of history at Salem State University. Cynthia Lynn Lyerly is an associate professor of history at Boston College. Their combined expertise provides educators with tested classroom strategies and scholarly insights for addressing this difficult historical subject with sensitivity and academic rigor.\n\n\u003ch2\u003eDesigned for Educational Excellence\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\nThis paperback edition serves as an indispensable tool for history educators seeking to create meaningful learning experiences that confront America's past while fostering critical thinking and historical understanding among students.","brand":"University of Wisconsin Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50680537284882,"sku":"9780299306649","price":32.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_d46154f5-d98a-4d5e-83e6-f0c929636e45.jpg?v=1734922194","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/understanding-and-teaching-american-slavery-9780299306649","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}