Signatures
This is the list of people who have signed the pledge or petition to date.
Clara Burns | San Antonio, TX
Tiana Doht | Windsor, CA
We need to be teaching children stories that show us how to move forward in intersectional solidarity toward equity and collective wellbeing. The Reconstruction period is full of inspirational examples we can draw from in our present-day manifestation of structural racism. More Reconstruction in classrooms!
Alexandra Zinnes | Atlanta, GA
Daisha Fox | Evanston, IL
Ian Wilder | Riverhead, NY
Colette Tippy | New Orleans, LA
I did not learn about the history of reconstruction until I was an adult.
Amanda Kortokrax | Galloway, OH
Alan Singer | Hempstead, NY
It is long past time to teach the truth about United States history.
Kate Monkovic | New York, NY
To: School BoardsFrom: Kate MonkovicIn this pivotal moment for the United States, we the undersigned call on education leaders to ensure students have the knowledge to be active participants in a multiracial democracy. To honor our history and the urgency of the present moment, we urge you to adopt resolutions committing to teaching the grassroots history of Reconstruction.It has never been more important for adults and students alike to participate in learning the lessons of the Reconstruction era so that we can apply them to the challenges we face today.Accordingly, we urge you to examine how much time is currently dedicated to teaching the Reconstruction Era in kindergarten through 12th grade, make a plan to increase it, and ensure that teaching materials and curricula in schools reflect the everyday people who powered these movements.
Crystal Yakel-Kuntz | Kansas City, KS
the truth matters. Teaching the truth will allow us to move forward out right the wrongs that White Supremacy authored.
Anna Darby | New Mills, GB
Valerie Evans | New York, NY
Julia Harris | Chevy Chase, MD
Audrey Cook | San Diego, CA
Leora Fisher | Conway, MA
Colleen Mollicone | East Greenwich, RI
I feel strongly we should all be educated on the connections between race, history and law
Elizabeth Gullett | Arlington, VA
Lisa Geiszler | Lodi, CA
as a former high school history teacher I understand how important it is to learn from the past. Now more than ever we need to study the Reconstruction Period.
Michelle Sebald | Minneapolis, MN
Historical truth matters. We cannot change from what we do not know and we cannot grow from the ways we went wrong unless the whole story is told.
Nicole Breedlove | Silver Spring, MD
Angela Gladstone | Unadilla Twp, MI
Judy Walsh-Mellett | Mt Rainier, MD
Injustice will continue to cause harm until it is brought to the light. We do not have to be afraid of truth. Reconciliation is only possible when truth is told.
Heather Carver | Portland, OR
Those who don't study history are doomed to repeat it.
Kirsten Ivey-Colson | Washington, DC
Anna Darby | New Mills, GB
Education is the foundation for change.
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