Ms. Mac's U.S. History
  • Welcome To Ms. Mac's Class
    • Class Syllabus
    • Class Calendar
  • World History
    • Industrial Revolution
    • French Revolution
    • Haitian Revolution
    • World War I
    • Russian Revolution to Soviet Union
    • Chinese Revolution
    • World War II in Europe
  • U.S. History
    • Pre-Columbian America and The Columbian Exchange >
      • Pre-Contact America: Clovis Points
      • Pre-Contact America: Buffalo Hunts and Whaling
      • Pre-Contact America: Cahokia-The Corn People
      • Christopher Columbus
    • Colonial Era >
      • Juan Cabrillo and the San Salvador
      • Jamestown
      • Pilgrims, Puritans and Colonial Wars
      • Atlantic Slave Trade and Anti-Slavery Literature
      • Early American Military History
    • Founding Era >
      • American Revolution >
        • Declaration of Independence
        • The Continental Soldier
        • Rappin' the Revolution
        • Founding Fathers on Broadway!
      • Constitution >
        • Constitutional Convention
        • Bill of Rights
        • School Court Cases
        • COTUS Booklet
    • Slavery >
      • Virginia Slave Laws
      • Frederick Douglass
      • Atlantic Slave Trade and Antislavery Art and Poetry
    • Western Expansion >
      • Lewis and Clark >
        • Native Americans
        • Members of Corps of Discovery
        • Jefferson's Vision
        • Mind of Lewis and Clark
        • Corps of Discovery
        • Ethnography
        • Scientific Discoveries
        • Adventures
    • American Civil War >
      • Introducing, Mr. Lincoln >
        • Lincoln's Daily Life in Washington
        • Lincoln Essential Questions
        • Understanding Lincoln
        • Gettysburg Address and Henry V
        • Lincoln-Douglas Debates
      • Civil War Simulation >
        • Massachusetts 54th
        • Berdan Sharpshooters
        • Irish Brigades
        • Zouaves
        • Calvary
        • Artillery
    • Reconstruction and Greater Reconstruction
    • Gilded Age
    • World War I in America
    • Great Depression
    • WWII in the Pacific
    • Cold War
    • Vietnam War
  • Special Projects
    • Bayard Wilkeson Project
    • Ford's Theatre Oratory Project
    • National History Day
    • Hamilton! Lesson Using the Broadway Show >
      • Rappin in the Classroom
      • Founding Fathers on Broadway!
      • Hamilton Traveling Exhibit Activities
      • Hamilton Sign Up!
    • 9/11 History versus Memory
    • The South in American History
    • Books of Study >
      • McCullough's 1776
      • Ambrose's Undaunted Courage
    • Digital History
    • Distance Learning for ALL >
      • U.S. History-Spring 2020 >
        • April 13th-17th
        • April 20th-24th
        • April 27th-May 1st
        • May 4th-May 8th
        • May 11th- May 15th
        • May 18th-May 22nd
      • World Cultures-Spring 2020 >
        • April 13th-17th
        • April 20th-24th >
          • Marshall Plan
        • April 27th-May 1st >
          • The Kitchen Debate
        • May 4-8
        • May 11-15
        • May 18-May 22
    • Facing Crisis Head On
  • Contact

Facing Crisis Head On

"POP-UP HISTORY SCHOOL" WITH JOE AND LO

Registration for Pop-Up History School
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Joe Welch with historian Joanne Freeman
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Every Thursday
"JOE AND LO"
address historical moments
in American History
FACING CRISIS HEAD ON

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Lois MacMillan with historian David Blight
Overall Description: America has faced adversity and overcome a multitude of challenges throughout its storied past.  A nation built on the contributions of many, so too were the efforts of our nation to find comfort in difficult times. From sport, music, and film, to the efforts of marginalized groups including immigrants, women, and youth, this course will explore the diverse impact of many in times of crisis.

Facing Crisis Head On... IN SPORT

Roberto Clemente
Arriba! Arriba! The Legend of Roberto Clemente 
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Adored throughout the world, Puerto Rican born Roberto Clemente personified greatness as a major league baseball player, ultimately becoming a legend as a humanitarian.

April 30th, 11:00 a.m. PST
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1960 Rome Olympics
Citius, Altius, Fortius: American Olympians and Equality
From Wilma Rudolph to Rafer Johnson to Cassius Clay, the Rome Olympics served as a symbolic weapon for America, who promoted freedom abroad while struggling to answer blatant racism at home.

April 30th, 11:00 p.m. PST 
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Facing Crisis Head On....IN MUSIC

Kent State 
13 Seconds, 13 Casualties and the Amplification of Protest
Joe: It took only 13 seconds to further divide an already split nation at Kent State University.  After bullets were fired towards students protesting the Vietnam War, American artists again looked to convey their feelings of frustration through a medium of rising popularity: song.
​May 7, 11:00 a.m. PST​
Mahalia Jackson
We Shall Overcome: Soundtrack for the Civil Rights Struggle
On the soundtrack of the struggle for racial equality, there is a constant and steady tone: we shall overcome obstacles placed in front of us as a nation as we reach towards the ideals set forth long ago during our nation’s founding.

May 7, 1:00 p.m. PST
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Facing Crisis Head On... IN MOVIES

Philadelphia
Discrimination in the Shadows
Joe: Society is unable to overcome bias and inequality if society is unable to acknowledge that these issues exist.  In the late 20th century, activists rightfully brought these issues to the forefront as the nation faced rising HIV/AIDS discrimination.
​​May 14, 11:00 a.m. PST
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The Best Years of Our Lives
The Shock of Peace
Lo: With the guns quiet and the papers of peace signed, many veterans discovered a battle still remained: returning home. While some may have escaped physical harm during the war, they returned home only to become “casualties of the spirit.” 
​May 14, 1:00 p.m. PST
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Facing Crisis Head On... IN WOMEN

Women Army Corps
Move over Rosie, The Army’s on the Way
​Joe: World War II posters often depict women heading to the workforce to support the war efforts.  But, thousands of women left their homes, dawned Army uniforms for the first time, and contributed to the American effort as soldiers.​
​May 21, 11:00 a.m. PST 
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WWII Spies
Masked Courage: The Grit of a Woman Spy
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Lo: Answering the call of their country, women exhibited a cool and lonely courage as they trained in sharpshooting, demolition and intelligence gathering.  They executed covert operations at extreme risk, with half not returning home.
​May 21, 1:00 p.m. PST
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Facing Crisis Head On...IN YOUTH

Japanese Internment Camps
A Prisoner in Your Own Land: The Relocation of Japanese Students
​Joe:  As America made its entrance into World War II, so too did fear of Japanese Americans as a national security risk.  More than 125,000 Japanese-Americans found themselves relocated to internment camps, including children who would grow up in deserted areas surrounded by barbed wire.
​May 28, 11:00 a.m. PST​
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Children's Crusade in Birmingham
“There’s Gonna Be a Party at the Park”
​Lo: Almost a century after the end of the Civil War, the bricks were still being stacked to maintain a system of segregation and inequality in the American South. But, the mortar in those bricks cracked from the pressure applied from young, non-violent Freedom Fighters in Birmingham.
May 28, 1:00 p.m. PST
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