Signatures
This is the list of people who have signed the pledge or petition to date.
Eric Bowman | Peterborough Town of, NH
B Ervin | seattle, WA
My own learning about Reconstruction transformed my ability to understand the present moment as the continuation of a series of patters. It felt so hopeful to know that there was a time in US history when African Americans had real, meaningful, political power. And exciting to learn about what they did with that political power -- fund schools, jobs, and safer communities -- things that we still very much need today. It also deepened my understanding of, and rage about, the era of Jim Crow that followed. I believe all students deserve access to these understandings. I believe, too, that they will be more invested in continuing to fight for a just, democratic, country for themselves and future generations, if they get it.
Rob Tucker | Brier, WA
Paul Clark | Inglewood, CA
The events of this time period directly after the civil war and emancipation of the enslaved Black Americans had major impacts that have permeated throughout the history of this country and continue to be felt today. This time period in which different forms of "Reconstruction" took place, greatly illustrate one of the most pivotal, definitive moments in this country's history and ignorance of it by the general American public and the world at large, continues to play into the deep-seated dysfunction that this country continues to suffer from.
Lydia Rose | Chattanooga, TN
Marvin Wingfield | Lynchburg, VA
Leah Thalia | Parsippany, NJ
Susan Etscovitz | Brookline, MA
Mueze Bawany | Chicago, IL
Thomas Kinsey | West Palm Beach, FL
Rhea Anderson | Wheat Ridge, CO
Alan Hatchett | Wilmette, IL
Dr. Claire Yates | Groveland, FL
It is crucial to teach Reconstruction in U.S. History courses. Since this is frequently the break between U.S. History I and U.S. History II semesters/courses it frequently is lost or missing in the curriculum even when standards state it should be covered. Pacing concerns cannot crowd out the importance of developing a deep understanding of Reconstruction.
Nancy Murray | Cambridge, MA
It is vitally important that young people understand the promise of the Reconstruction era - a time of new beginnings when it at last seemed possible to purge the Constitution of the taint of slavery and make America something other than a white man's country - and the forces that led to the retreat from justice and equality which we are still contending with today.
Marylyle McCue | Philadelphia, PA
Jacob Hackett | Atlanta, GA
The progressive policies and subsequent use of terror to stymie said policies and multicultural coalitions during Reconstruction are perfect examples for young people to understand how we've arrived to our current standing.
Elsa Auerbach | Jamaica Plain, MA
Eliza Lewis | Newton Center, MA
Joshua Rubin | Silver Spring, MD
Reconstruction was the failed promise of a better future, which, if successful, would have taken the United States down a very different path. Understanding what went wrong helps us understand the problems we still face today.
Jill Charney | Newton Lower Falls, MA
James Jones | Lexington, KY
Carly Champagne | Portland, OR
It's American history critical to understanding this country, left out thanks to structural racism.
Jeremy Kunz | Tacoma, WA
To reveal the horrors of American slavery and current racism.
Richard Woodruff | Denver, CO
Joanne Yusuf | Seattle, WA
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