{"product_id":"new-york-and-slavery-time-to-teach-the-truth-9780791475102","title":"New York and Slavery: Time to Teach the Truth","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChallenges readers to rethink the way we view the nation's past and race relations in the present.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBlending historical narrative with ideas for engaging young people as historians and thinkers, Alan J. Singer introduces readers to the truth about the history of slavery in New York State, and, by extension, about race in American society. Singer's perspective as a historian and a former secondary school social studies teacher offers a wealth of new information about the past and introduces people and events that have been erased from history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNew York, both the city and the state, were centers of the abolitionist struggle to finally end human bondage; however, at the same time, enslaved Africans built the infrastructure of the colonial city. The author shows teachers how to develop ways to teach about this very difficult topic. He shows them how to deal with racial preconceptions and tensions in the classroom and calls upon teachers and students to become historical activists, conduct research, write reports, and present their findings to the public.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Alan J. Singer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Excelsior Editions\/State University of New Yo\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/21\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 178\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.40d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780791475102\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlan J. Singer \u003c\/b\u003eis Professor of Secondary Education in the School of Education and Allied Human Services at Hofstra University. He is coauthor (with Maureen O. Murphy and S. Maxwell Hines) of \u003ci\u003eTeaching to Learn, Learning to Teach: A Handbook for Secondary School Teachers\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSocial Studies for Secondary Schools: Teaching To Learn, Learning To Teach, Third Edition\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Excelsior Editions\/State University of New Yo","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43197315154035,"sku":"9.78079E+12","price":38.58,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_01014488-2edf-475c-88d7-61753cd972ee.jpg?v=1752664886","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/new-york-and-slavery-time-to-teach-the-truth-9780791475102","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}