#1482: “Teacher’s Lies and Sundown Towns”

February 15, 2019 00:25:00
#1482: “Teacher’s Lies and Sundown Towns”
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#1482: “Teacher’s Lies and Sundown Towns”

Feb 15 2019 | 00:25:00

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Show Notes

Over 20 years ago, a sociology professor named James Loewen wrote and book that had people taking a closer look at the history that we thought we knew. Now, with over 2 million copies sold, that book is still significant and changing the way teachers teach. Today on the Best of Our Knowledge, we’ll take […]

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