This folder contains your course syllabus and all documents distributed on the first day of class which you will need to refer back to periodically throughout the semester.
A brief article on the casualties of the U.S. Civil War. While I always enjoy these brief JSTOR Daily articles, it is always important to think critically about the resources that we review. I ask you to review this article so that you have an appreciation for the sacrifice and loss that this nation faced in deciding the national question on slavery. But, I want you to take note of the fact that the discussion on the sacrifices of women and minorities is supplemental rather than interwoven within the body of the article. One of our major goals is to approach history from a social justice perspective where we include equitably the voices of the many.
This is a classic documentary. In fact, this series was part of what made me fall in love with history. I hope that you learn why Lincoln called upon us to look to "the better angels of our nature".
This is a selection not the whole Book. Identify what is important for students to focus on. Are there only parts of a selection that are key? Pairing down content will help students focus on what is important.
Please read the Overview of the Gilded Age AND the sections entitled, "The Gilded Age", "The Making of Modern America", "Industrializing the Working Class", "The Huddled Masses", "The Rise of Big Business", and "The Rise of the City" & "The Political Crisis of the 1890s" that are located under the "textbook" tab.
Please click on each click on each era, i.e., "Potato Famine", "Land of Opportunity", etc. Consider how European migration changed with the rise of the Second Industrial Revolution. What do you think these shifting immigrating populations meant for immigration regulations in the U.S.? Why was there such a rise in nationalism and nativism in Boston?
You will need your library card to access this article. If the link is broken, please visit the JSTOR database in the GCC Library and search for the title.
This interactive timeline comes from The National WWI Museum and Memorial. Please scroll through the events by clicking on the arrow located at the right of the screen. Each event is described briefly in one or two sentences. Make sure to take notes on your overall impression of this era based upon the events that are highlighted.
Please read the article on Prohibition Profits and then try your hand at one of the trivia or the driving game. There is also an interesting interactive map.
This title is available through the GCC Films on Demand Database. If you are unable to access the video through the link provided, please search for the title in the database.
Take a look at this timeline. How did Jewish communities organize as a specific cultural group and then advocate for public space and political protection/power?
What does it matter if our politicians express racist dog whistles and call for violence?
On September 5, 1963, Governor George Wallace made the following statement... ten days later, the KKK bombed the 16th Street Baptist Church where civil rights leaders had organized the Birmingham protests.
The political shift towards a conservative Republican party did not occur overnight. However, white resistance to the civil rights movement of the 1960s led to the "Southern Strategy"- a subversive method of racism built upon practices that appeared to race-neutral, but in effect, were discriminatory in practice. Read about this political shift and how it became the launch pad for the 1980's Conservative Movement.
This interactive article comes from Aljezeera, which is considered a media source that is left of center. However, the content is rated as "reliable" from Ad Fontes Media. Check out the ratings of your favorite news sources: Al Jazeera Bias and Reliability | Ad Fontes Media
You will use those artifacts to tell a deeper story. Here is a video of Ranger Amanda from the Chalmette National Battlefield providing GCC with an interpretative program on Officer Wakeman. Ranger Amanda interprets newly uncovered evidence to argue that Officer Wakeman was a trans soldier in the Union army.
A brief article on the casualties of the U.S. Civil War. 
This is a classic documentary. In fact, this series was part of what made me fall in love with history. I hope that you learn why Lincoln called upon us to look to "the better angels of our nature". 
Please read the content in this attached article. You are not required to complete any of the "Suggested Student Exercises".
This is a selection not the whole Book. Identify what is important for students to focus on. Are there only parts of a selection that are key? Pairing down content will help students focus on what is important. 
Please read the article on Prohibition Profits and then try your hand at one of the trivia or the driving game. There is also an interesting interactive map. 
