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sylveahollis

Oct 25, 20226 min read

Interdisciplinary Merits of Primary Source Labs in Humanities

ASNLH 20th anniversary planning committee, 1936: Courtesy Chicago Public Library Tuesday, October 25, 2:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m....

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sylveahollis

Apr 14, 20216 min read

Why my Students Enrolled in a Course Entitled African American History Since 1865

This semester, I am teaching an accelerated history course (7-weeks) in Early African American History; two accelerated history courses...

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sylveahollis

Jan 14, 202141 min read

Black History OERs

“For me the history of the place of Black people in this country is so varied, complex and beautiful. And impactful.” -From the...

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sylveahollis

Oct 2, 20202 min read

Primary Source Lab 2: Post Reconstruction Black Life in Late Nineteenth

My African American Survey II course spends a lot of time early on defining African American historiography and introducing students to...

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sylveahollis

Sep 23, 20204 min read

Primary Source Lab: A Lesson in Black Sources, Archives, and Methods

After students in my African American History II course read Allison Dorsey's article, "Black History Is American History: Teaching...

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