Signatures
This is the list of people who have signed the pledge or petition to date.
Shannon Erickson | Madison, WI
Ayanna Taylor | Warren, NJ
Catron Booker | Evanston, IL
Tracey Witherspoon | Marshfield, VT
"History, despite its wrenching pain, cannot be unlived, but if faced with courage, need not be lived again.” -Maya Angelou
Lindsay Colf | St. George, VT
Lindsey Martin | Brentwood, TN
Understanding Reconstruction is crucial to understanding how systematic racism was built in our country and the ways that people of color have been and continue to be disadvantaged. We need to understand this so that we can move towards true equity in our country.
Kelly Hutchinson | East Providence, RI
Pablo Vergara | Brooklyn, NY
Sanna Towns | Inver Grove Heights, MN
Students need to learn about the brief period of time when America almost became a time of equality for all of its citizens. They also need to understand how the destruction of Reconstruction led to many of the systemic forms of racism that we experience today.
Stan Karp
I want my grandchildren to learn the real history of the US so they can make the future a more just and more democratic society for all.
Christine Woyshner | King Of Prussia, PA
Deborah Fournier | Lynnwood, WA
We MUST tell the story of oppression and restriction of nonwhites in our country's history. We owe it to our students to know the truth so they can make better decisions for our future.
Jill Grimm | Rosedale, MD
I teach Reconstruction to my 8th grade students. This is crucial historical knowledge for all students, especially students who are black and brown.
Phillip Jordan | Ithaca, NY
Jenny Witherell | Santa Barbara, CA
Terryl Miller | Pleasant Hill, CA
One way to better understand the hold institutional racism has on our lives/communities today is to study and learn from the past. Teaching about Reconstruction can help us to learn about, to foster dialogue around issues and perspectives around racial inequalities.
Alexus McIntyre | Clarksburg, MD
Joy Ramsey | Thompsonville, IL
The Truth is all that matters. Anything done in the past is probably important to us today. In the quest to bring Americans of every ethnic and color together, we must teach the Truth. I capitalize Truth because the American people have been lied to for years. Black history and the Jim Crow era must be taught today. It is essential.
CodiAnne Corpening | Littleton, CO
Dakota Saukel | Denver, CO
Nicolle Ramos | Fremont, CA
Terrance Johnson | Brooklyn, NY
Erica Hoffman | Austin, TX
Cristy Moran | Fort Lauderdale, FL
Leon Robinson | Los Angeles, CA
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