Here is a photo from the North Carolina State Archives Flickr collection online at http://www.flickr.com/photos/north-carolina-state-archives/


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I believe there are a lot of uncovered truths in our history (and the history of others). There are always two sides to a story; but what side do we explore? Is it appropriate for us to tell our elementary students the truth about Christopher Columbus and what really happened to the Native Americans when he arrived? Art they mature enough to handle such a truth? Would we have such a diverse group of people, if those who traveled to America in hope of an ‘American Dream” realized that their dream… Continue

When I entered the MAT program at NCSU and started looking at history courses to take, I soon decided that I wanted to take a course on the colonial history of America, mostly to add some breadth to my European-oriented knowledge base, as I had last taken a wide-focus American history course when I was still in high school. I think of myself as a pretty critical thinker when it comes to the study of history. I certainly do not go in for hagiography of the early explorers or the Founding Fathers.… Continue

I have to admit that schools have a habit of glorifying parts of history. The review focuses on the Pilgrims and the traditions that stem from the Thanksgiving story. I really like Tony Horowitz writing style. He is telling the story of the myths and the people that created them. It is important to remember that even if we take out these stories from the history books they are engrained in society. Pilgrims and Indians are depicted in plays, movies and tv specials. I think it is not our job to i… Continue