tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20993778.post5656795935232364033..comments2024-03-28T01:33:17.573-04:00Comments on History Is Elementary: Sins of the FathersEHThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17964668210604436937noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20993778.post-42704319923953502342008-03-15T12:16:00.000-04:002008-03-15T12:16:00.000-04:00I'm starting to post letters written from my famil...I'm starting to post letters written from my family in NW Pennsylvania to my g-g-g-grandfather, who was drafted in November 1864. You might enjoy them.<BR/><BR/>http://rightontheleftcoast.blogspot.com/search/label/Letters%20From%20HistoryDarrenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15730642770935985796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20993778.post-87083747547117441112008-03-14T23:07:00.000-04:002008-03-14T23:07:00.000-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20993778.post-909305969316302922008-03-11T09:05:00.000-04:002008-03-11T09:05:00.000-04:00The lynching of Leo Frank brought about the format...The lynching of Leo Frank brought about the formation of the Anti-Defamation league by the Straus family and others.<BR/><BR/>There is a great article about lynching and the complete story of the poem/song 'Strange Fruit' at: http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/USAlynching.htm<BR/><BR/>Lynching is the end product of ignorant and hateful vigilantes. Mobs are easily manipulated into lawless behavior and in some cases, whole countries can be infected; just look at Nazi Germany - where lynching and other atrocities were acceptable and plentiful.<BR/><BR/>I'm glad that you added Leo Frank into this post; I think it is important for African Americans to understand that there were other victims of lynching and other nations that practiced this barbaric custom.<BR/><BR/>You might also consider FDR's reaction to the Costigan-Wagner Bill. Another reason I have mixed feelings about FDR.The Tour Marmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16701469966951623627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20993778.post-29788242378131496712008-03-11T06:08:00.000-04:002008-03-11T06:08:00.000-04:00I've read about Mr. Lynch too. I'm pretty sure th...I've read about Mr. Lynch too. I'm pretty sure this can be put in the "fact" column. It's always so interesting to learn the origins of things, sayings, etc.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20993778.post-10687208972535347702008-03-10T22:09:00.000-04:002008-03-10T22:09:00.000-04:00I've been student teaching in an 8th grade Georgia...I've been student teaching in an 8th grade Georgia Studies class in an inner-city school. The vast majority of the students in my classes are African American. We recently did units on the antebellum, Civil War, Reconstruction and Redemption periods of GA history. It was SHOCKING what these kids did not know about their race's history. They know what words should make them angry, the N word, the L word that you just discussed, etc. Do they know why they should be upset by those words? No. Do they know why their race was (is?) considered second class citizens? They just know to be angry about it. Sadly, when we try to teach it, they'd rather do anything but learn their own history. Very frustrating as a teacher.https://www.blogger.com/profile/01403581737933974374noreply@blogger.com