History class should be the last place where we stop talking about race

by lindaoppenheim | Feb 10, 2018 | Opinion, schools

Noting the complaint that “appears at least once on my students’ course evaluations: ‘too much time on race’ ” every time he teaches American history, Donald Earl Collins adds, “A small but persistent minority of my students seem to want...

Colin Kaepernick and Legacy of the Negro National Anthem

by lindaoppenheim | Nov 22, 2017 | Opinion

Brent Staples compares the histories of “The Star-Spangled Banner,” composed by Francis Scott Key, who owned human beings, and “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” the popularity of the latter in the African American community reflecting “a quiet...

Why I Teach About Race and Ethnicity in the Classical World

by lindaoppenheim | Nov 12, 2017 | Article

Citing the backlash received by Sarah Bond following the publication of the article about “the multicolored paint on ancient marble sculpture, and how its erasure has connections to white supremacy,”  Rebecca Futo Kennedy explains why she teaches about...

Walking Histories: Race and Protest at Princeton and in Trenton

by lindaoppenheim | Oct 5, 2017 | Events

October 6 at 3:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m., October 7 at 12:30 p.m., 3:00 p.m. & 5:00 p.m., and October 8 at 12:30 p.m. & 3:00 p.m. Plaza @ Lewis Arts complex.  Tours begin at the Plaza This series of pointed, inquisitive and playful performance walks through the...

Confederate Monuments: Where Are They? What’s Happening to Them?

by lindaoppenheim | Aug 17, 2017 | Article

Did you think that all Confederate monuments were south of the Mason-Dixon line?  This map in the New York Times illustrates the extent of their distribution along with photos and text about their removal.