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In the Streets, in the Archives: Decades of Teacher Protest in North Carolina
In early June 1978, thousands of letters flooded the office of North Carolina Governor Jim Hunt. Teachers protested the inadequate 6% increase in salary in the face of a 10% increase in cost of living. In an organized effort, thousands of teachers from across the...
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“A New Kind of Black Youth”: The Integral Role of Young Foot Soldiers in the Civil Rights Movement
By Professor Jon Hale At the NAACP’s annual convention in 1959, which celebrated the fiftieth anniversary of the civil rights association, leaders paid homage to Youth Council chapters in Wichita and Oklahoma City. High school youth in these towns received the honor...
read moreAnnouncing: The New HES Blog Essays
The History of Education Society is introducing HES Blog Essays, a new resource for its members and the profession generally. The essays in series are meant to highlight the themes of each year's HES annual conference. The overarching theme for the 2019 conference...
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The History of Education Society is introducing HES Blog Essays, a new resource for its members and the profession generally. The essays in series are meant to highlight the themes of each year's HES annual conference. The overarching theme for the 2019 conference...
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Should you spend more than a decade writing a book?
In this blog two historians reflect on their decisions to devote more than a decade to their respective books. They alert their colleagues to the risks and rewards of staying with a project for so long. Slow and Curious Bob Hampel University of Delaware In the spring...
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