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Tuesday, 27 February 2007 |
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Teaching Fellow Poster Session to be held Thursday
One of the components of the "Virginia Experiment" grant design is the
Teaching Fellows Program and the creation and sharing of instructional
tools. On behalf of this year's teaching fellows, we are pleased to
announce that this week's speaker series event will begin with a
poster presentation. The session will begin promptly at 6:00 PM, and
Dr. Tom Ewing will speak immediately afterwards ("Chronology and Causation
of the End of the Cold War, 1979-1991").
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Tuesday, 27 February 2007 |
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“Nat Turner’s Rebellion”
In August 1831 a ragged army of enslaved men and boys, led by a
charismatic preacher named Nat Turner, went on a 24-hour rampage in
rural Southampton County, Virginia, that left 55 white people dead and
the slaveholding South convulsed with panic. A massive force of state militia, federal troops, and armed volunteers converged on the region
and crushed the rebellion. White vigilantes, defying the orders of civil
and military authorities, killed dozens of slaves and drove hundreds of
free persons of color into exile. Turner eluded capture for more than
two months, finally surrendering to a local farmer who found him hiding
in a cave. A local lawyer, Thomas R. Gray, interviewed Turner in his jail cell, recorded his Confessions, and published them as a pamphlet
shortly after Turner was executed.
Dr. Scot French of the University of Virginia explored strategies for
connecting Nat Turner’s Rebellion to larger themes in American history
and culture. Among other topics addressed in his workshop were the questions: “Where does “Nat Turner’s Rebellion” fit within the larger
history of slavery and emancipation in Virginia? the United States? the
Atlantic World? How does this shift in historical perspective, from
local to global, affect our interpretation?”
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January 18th Teaching Fellows Gathering |
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Wednesday, 24 January 2007 |
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"What would we lose if these places were no longer here?"
Angela Stokes and Melanie Dusci presented an overview of The Journey Through Hallowed Ground Extremene Summer Camp to the Teaching Fellows Program on January 18th. Focused on the question, "What would we lose if these places were no longer here?, the program teaches students about The Journey Through Hallowed Ground corridor. For two weeks students visit historic places along the US Route 15 corrider, participate in hands-on activites, and document the experience with an Ipod and Imovie. Students then present their experiences in the form of a vodcast advocating for more awareness and attention to preserving this area's place in American history. Mrs. Dusci and Mrs. Stokes, both Albemarle County teachers, concluded their presentation by explaining ways that components of the program can be incorporated into everyday classroom instruction.
To learn more about the program, visit http://www.hallowedground.org/content/view/191/23/
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Monday, 15 January 2007 |
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“The Dolley Madison Project”
Dr. Holly Shulman of the University of Virginia explored the legacy of
Dolley Madison in order to reveal a clearer understanding of the world in
which she and other leading women of this era lived. This talk featured the
Dolley Madison Digital Edition and how these (actual and potential) web
resources help us understand not only contemporary politics but a wide range
of other issues such as slavery, death and mourning, health/sickness and
death, families, war on the home front, or travel.
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Tuesday, 02 January 2007 |
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"War and the Modern Presidency"
Between 1940 and 1973, six American presidents from both political parties
secretly recorded just under 5,000 hours of conversations they had in the
White House and on the phone. These recordings constitute an extremely rich historical resource, but one that cannot be unlocked without considerable
time and experience in working with the tapes. Once unlocked, the tapes can, are, and will make significant contributions to our understanding of recent political history and how the U.S. government works.
On December 7, Dr. Marc Selverstone of the Miller Center of Public Affairs at University of Virginia shared select audio clips from these collections in the last fall workshop of the Teaching American History Speaker Series in a session titled "War and the Modern Presidency". Important questions
addressed through the words and voices of Presidents Roosevelt, Kennedy,
Johnson, and Nixon included: "What factors led President John F. Kennedy to
initiate a draw-down of U.S. forces from Vietnam? Why did President Lyndon
B. Johnson decide to escalate U.S. military involvement in Vietnam? What was the relationship between the 1972 presidential election and America¹s
withdrawal from Vietnam?"
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