Fiona Casey

June 15, 2015

WORKS CITED
Primary Sources (categorized by topic)

"After Protests Over History Curriculum, School Board Tries To Compromise." NPR. NPR, 3
Oct. 2014. Web. 02 June 2015. <http://www.npr.org/2014/10/03/353327302/school-board-wantscivil-disorder-deemphasized-students-walk-out>.
NPR Morning Edition reports on the controversy in Jefferson County Colorado with quotes from
members of the committee that was created to review the new APUSH curriculum.
Brundin, Jenny, Mike Lamp, and Nathaniel Minor. "Colorado Students Protest Proposed
Curriculum Changes." PBS. PBS, 26 Sept. 2014. Web. 02 June 2015.
<http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rundown/colorado-students-protest-proposed-curriculumchanges/>.
Quotes from both the editors of the proposal and students protesting in Jefferson County
Colorado. Clarifies the response of the college board who said that any school that leaves out
important parts of the curriculum will not be AP certified
"AP U.S. History." - Advances in AP. College Board, n.d. Web. 15 June 2015.
<https://advancesinap.collegeboard.org/english-history-and-social-science/us-history#feedback>.
This is where I found the official framework of the new curriculum as well as a course overview.
"Statement in Support of Students." Statement in Support of Jefferson County Students.
N.p., 26 Sept. 2014. Web. 15 June 2015. <https://advancesinap.collegeboard.org/english-historyand-social-science/us-history/statement-support-jefferson-county-students>.
Official statement on the CollegeBoard Website regarding the controversy in JEfferson County.
Cohen, Daniel J. "By the Book: Assessing the Place of Textbooks in U.S. Survey Courses."
Textbooks & Teaching 2005. N.p., 2005. Web. 14 June 2015.
<http://www.journalofamericanhistory.org/textbooks/2005/cohen.html>.
A very comprehensive survey of over 800 U.S History syllabi posted to the web. Real data on the
number of classes that incorporate primary sources and the number that rely solely on textbooks.
Also lists the most popular textbooks and supplemental materials. All in all great find.
Sabin, Henry. "Teaching History." The Journal of Education 67.15 (1908): 412. JSTOR. Web.
14 June 2015.
An early primary source article written for a teacher's journal. It includes patriotism as a clear
goal of any history course, listing objective "b) to foster healthy national pride"

Cassidy, M. A. "Teaching History." The Journal of Education 67.2 (1908): 41-46. JSTOR
[JSTOR]. Web. June 2015.
Zinn, Howard. A People's History of the United States: 1492-2001. N.p.: n.p., n.d. Web. 10
June 2015. <http://www.historyisaweapon.com/zinnapeopleshistory.html>.
Berns, Walter. "Mystic Chords of Memory." American Federation of Teachers. N.p., 2002.
Web. 05 June 2015. <http://www.aft.org/periodical/american-educator/spring-2002/mysticchords-memory>.
"Historians Blast Advanced Placement U.S. History Framework."Washington Post. The
Washington Post, n.d. Web. 15 June 2015. <http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/answersheet/wp/2015/06/11/historians-blast-advanced-placement-u-s-history-framework/>.
Includes the letter sent by concerned scholars regarding the new curriculm
Wineburg, Sam. "Undue Certainty." American Federation of Teachers. N.p., 2012. Web. 14
June 2015. <http://www.aft.org/periodical/american-educator/winter-2012-2013/unduecertainty>.
Argues that Howard Zinns People's History of the United States should not be used as a
textbook because of its agenda.
Waters, Don. "Who Gets to Write Public-school History Textbooks?" Slate. N.p., n.d. Web.
15 June 2015.
<http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/explainer/2010/10/who_gets_to_write_publics
chool_history_textbooks.html>.
Covers how textbooks are written and approved. Unbelievable and quite disconcerting. I should
write a textbook based on Wikipedia! To note - Slate ranks as one of the most liberal media sites
and the author is very opinionated in this article.
Berkin, Carol, and Leonard Wood. Land of Promise: A History of the United States. Glenview,
IL: Scott, Foresman, 1987. Print.
Kennedy, David M., and Lizabeth Cohen. The American Pageant. 15th ed. Belmont, CA:
Wadsworth, 2013. Print.
Here it is this is our textbooks. In researching I focused mainly on the first chapter and the section
on the Wilson and imperialism.
Kennedy, David M., Lizabeth Cohen, and Thomas Andrew Bailey. The American Pageant: A
History of the Republic. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1997. Print.
Appleby, Joyce Oldham., Alan Brinkley, and James M. McPherson. The American Journey:
Reconstruction to the Present. New York: Glencoe/McGraw-Hill, 2005. Print.
Norton, Mary Beth. "Reflections of A Longtime Textbook Author."Textbooks and Teaching

(n.d.): n. pag. Journal of American History. Web. 12 June 2015.

<http://www.journalofamericanhistory.org/textbooks/2005/norton.html>.
Very interesting insider look at the process of writing textbooks from a long time editor of A
People A Nation

Secondary Courses
"How the Understanding of U.S. History Changes." NPR. NPR, 21 Nov. 2006. Web. 02 June
2015. <http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=6517854>.
Interview of Professor Kyle Ward who wrote a Remaking History about the history textbooks
reflecting the social, political, and economic realities of the time periods in which they were
written. Saw the biggest shift in telling occur in the 1960s and Ward suspects the Vietnam War
protests and Watergate played a role. Also addresses the how we can manipulate our telling of
history to serve our interests, Bush using WWII as justification for the war on terror while those
opposed the invasion said they didnt want another Vietnam.
Nussbaum, Martha. "Teaching Patriotism." 10 Apr. 2012. University of Chicago Law School.
Web. 14 June 2015. <http://www.law.uchicago.edu/node/10632>.
Very interesting lecture on reasons for teaching patriotism as well as the risks. Also covers a brief
history of court cases related to patriotism in the classroom, and analyzes Martin Luther King Jr
and Abraham Lincoln for their roles in teaching patriotism.
Loewen, James W. Lies My Teacher Told Me: Everything Your American History Textbook
Got Wrong. New York: New, 1995. Print.
Loewen surveyed 12 high school textbooks to evaluate accuracy and inclusiveness. He found a
large degree of fabrication and eurocentric storytelling.